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Sep 02, 2014Rox9300 rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
At the age of fifteen, Pierce Oliviera slipped, and fell into a nearly freezing pool, bumping her head. She died, and went to the Underworld, in which she met Hades, ruler of the underworld, or as he prefers to be called, John. For some reason, John decides to take her back to his home, where she somehow escapes and ends up back on Earth. Two years after this experience, Pierce is a changed person. She’s unfocused, and lacks determination in school. Eventually, her parents’ marriage falls apart, and Pierce and her mother move to an island off the coast of Florida, called Isla Huesos. Pierce is ready to make a new beginning for herself, and leave behind her strange past. However, Pierce is in great danger, and leaving the past behind may not be as easy as she thought it’d be. Meg Cabot’s Abandon, at first glance, looked amazing. The cover is stunning, and the plot description really excited me, as I’m a big fan of Greek myths. However, the actual story was somewhat disappointing. The main character, Pierce, was honestly one of the most boring characters I’ve ever encountered. She’s shallow, insensitive, and to be blunt, pretty idiotic. She barely cares about anything, and is just such a typical character. The love interest, John, is slightly better, even though we hardly learn anything about him, aside from the fact that he’s a death deity, and he’s really mysterious and moody. The actual story is just neutral, it was intriguing at some points, but seemed to drag on at other points, especially since half of the story was made up of flash backs, and Pierce repetitively referred back to her accident, and an incident that occurred after her accident. Aside from this, and a few other minor flaws, the book was alright. However, I have read the whole series, and would refer to this book as more of a prequel to the actual story. The other two books are definitely more intriguing, and for that reason alone, I wouldn’t discourage someone from reading this book, even though it has some major flaws.