GOING UNDER (Bound by Magick, #3) by Lauren Dane

Going Under by Lauren Dane
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

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I think because I haven't read the first two books, I missed some of what brought the nuances to this piece, but I still liked it. I liked Molly's dilemma of having one foot in the human world and one foot in the supernatural.

I even understood Gage's point of view, that if he couldn't protect someone, why get close enough to love them and potentially lose them. The only problem with that was that he was connect to Molly almost immediately and nothing was going to keep that from happening. I think there could have been more angst with regards to Molly's relationship with Tosh, making Gage a little more crazy. I also think Rose could have come back sooner. And although Molly was very mature and didn't go into crazy jealously, there could have been a little more of "is this a relationship, where is this going, is it going anywhere, or does he even care," as part of her story. She was just so sure of him all the time, I wasn't sure what there was to read about their relationship.

The idea of inequality is age old and I liked how the author weaved the failings of history into what was happening in the story's present. I liked the idea that she finally conceded that they were going to have to stand up for themselves and tell the humans, we are stronger that we've let you believe. Turning the other cheek is no longer and option. Come at me and will will hurt you back. I think they should have said it sooner, but I respect to author for having the characters really try to work it out amicably, even though it was one sided for the most part.

I've said this before and I will say it again, I don't like it when characters are part of a story and just dropped. This happened with Molly's mother and foster mother. They were a major part of the story, then all of a sudden they were no where to seen of or heard from again. She didn't even call them when she was hurt. No one rushed to her side, they just ceased to exist in the story.

I think I would have given this book 3 stars if it had just not lost some of the characters and maybe given a tiny bit of backstory so that it could stand alone a little better.


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