October 1, 2013
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Summary
Evie has her full powers as the Tarot Empress, and Jack was there to see it all. Teens reincarnated as the Tarot are in the throes of an epic battle for mankind. She must trust new allies against other Arcana, Bagmen zombies, post-apocalyptic storms, and cannibals. But she's also drawn to Death, the Endless Knight, who shares history with the Empress. She can't remember; he can't forget
“I desired you before,
but I never loved you until this life.”
Well, it's official. I'm in love with Death. I know, I know.
I was all over Jack in The Poison Princess, but Death is, well, Endless
Knight.
The book starts immediately where Poison Princess leaves
off. Evie is now officially The Empress. Yes, officially. She's made her first
kill, The Hermit, and it's not her last. The game has officially began and
there's no stopping it now. Evie has finally realized what she is and that she
cannot avoid it.
It’s not just the other Arcana who see her go full on
Empress, Jack saw also and did not react the way Evie was hoping. And with this
we experience the pain and suffering that carries its way through the entire
novel. We see as Evie try's to learn how to accept who she is now, who she'll
never be. We see her shock the other players when she forms her plan because
she is nothing like any of her other personas before. Even though everyone
fears Endless Knight, The Empress is evil. E. V. I. L. And that is what makes
this one different.
For the beginning, Death is chasing Evie, making sure that every
one of the Arcana know that her life is his to take. His and only his. Okay, I
know this sounds strange, but I liked death from the beginning. He didn’t try
to be anyone he’s not. I mean sure he try’s very hard to deny what he’s feeling,
but he has excellent reason to. With her and Jack they did everything but talk
but not with Death. With Death what that had felt…..endless. TEAM DEATH!!!
“My fierce
Empress. I could not be prouder.” He bestowed a real smile on me, not a mocking
sneer, not a grudging half-grin.
Cole makes everything seem utterly surreal with her wicked
amazing writing style. Even the dull, grey apocalyptic setting seemed perfect. Strange
right? But it worked. I mean, I love this book to pieces. The descriptions made
everything seem completely read and amazing and I love it. The way the other
cards are woven into the book and Evie’s story is very well done and makes the
book all the better.
We meet a few new cards as well as hear of the death of
others.
Endless Knight is
about what it means to be strong, to be weak, to be scared and to know who you truly
are.
The ending. Mmmm. I don’t think I like it. I mean I wanted
it to happen but not like that. How
unfortunate.
Next one please!
In the end, don't you love a good book? Have any of y'all read this book or The Poison Princess? What did y'all think. Leave me a link so I can check out your blogs!
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