Review: Underworld by Meg Cabot

                     
                                         Book: Underworld (Abandon #2) by Meg Cabot
                                         Pages: 318
                                         Genre: Young Adult, Greek Mythology
                                         Source: Library
                                         *May contain spoilers

Short Synopsis: While Pierce is staying in the Underworld to get away from the Furies, everyone back home assumes she has gone missing or worse. 

My Thoughts: Not one of her best series, and was pretty slow paced in my opinion. I wasn't too fond of this story. 

Escape from the realm of the dead is impossible when someone there wants you back.
Seventeen-year-old Pierce Oliviera isn’t dead.
Not this time.
But she is being held against her will in the dim, twilit world between heaven and hell, where the spirits of the deceased wait before embarking upon their final journey.
Her captor, John Hayden, claims it’s for her own safety. Because not all the departed are dear. Some are so unhappy with where they ended up after leaving the Underworld, they’ve come back as Furies, intent on vengeance…on the one who sent them there and on the one whom he loves.
But while Pierce might be safe from the Furies in the Underworld, far worse dangers could be lurking for her there…and they might have more to do with its ruler than with his enemies.
And unless Pierce is careful, this time there’ll be no escape.
--From Goodreads. 

Maybe it's just me, but I felt that the pace of this novel was fairly slow. I love Meg Cabot books, but I wasn't much of a fan of the first in this series, Abandon, and I wasn't much of a fan of this second novel either. 

None of the characters in this novel was appealing to me at all. First there was Pierce who couldn't seem to make up her mind about her so called boyfriend, John. The majority of the novel felt like she was trying to convince herself that he was a good guy, though she has major insecurities. And when Pierce finds out why John is so tormented by his past and family, even though it is a big deal, she completely forgives him. 

Then there's John. He makes Pierce as a prisoner so to speak, but says she's free to roam about, except in restricted areas, and hates that she goes through his personal items. If she's completely locked away, what else could she do? I'd be bored out of my mind too. 

Then there's Alex. It kind of felt like he was a whiner the whole entire time. "Oh, poor me, poor me." And when Pierce tries to help him, he doesn't want it, and Pierce still continues to be concerned for him. And when Pierce finds him on the brink of death, he still didn't seem very grateful in the end. I usually don't care for minor characters, but for some reason, the minor characters annoyed me as well. The plot wasn't as engrossing as I hoped it would be. The whole time it felt like she was just focusing on Alex and the Furies, who didn't seem all that threatening. Overall, it was an okay read, just not my cup of tea. I'll probably continue with the third since it's Meg Cabot, but I'm not expecting much out of it. 

Would I recommend this book: Eh

Rating: I give this book a 2.5/5.