The Awakening by Kelley Armstrong

The Awakening by Kelley Armstrong
A Spoiler Free Review Originally Posted on GoodReads: 9-4-22

Chloe has managed to grow a spine in less than 24 hrs since coming into contact with the rest of The Edison Group. Still doesn’t have the slightest idea how to control her powers and doesn’t take any time to learn while locked up by The Edison Group. But hey, at least she has some personality now. I like how she is with Derek during his Change. None of The Pack does anything like what she does. Idk if they need it, but I liked that Chloe did it for Derek.

The Edison Group don’t make sense to me. It really seems like their plan is to raise kids who have been genetically altered to be normal by convincing them that they’re mentally ill… and if that doesn’t bring their powers under control, they kill them? And this to make the lives of Supernaturals better? Such. A. Stupid. Plan. It doesn’t make any sense. And those poor Werewolf kids they murdered… and the other kids, too, of course. So sad. The Edison Group is horrible and clearly misguided. Too many egos, as the mysterious demi-demon tells Chloe.

I am really not surprised there’s an anti-Edison Group/anti-Cabal organization that exists. Definitely not enough info on them yet for me to have an opinion, but yeah, not surprised at their existence.

Uhm… let’s see… the brief interaction Derek had with the rando werewolves was vaguely interesting. Could have gone very, very badly if they’d been smarter than they were. I was cackling a little a one point when Derek and Chloe were discussing Clay’s pictures. Because, ya know, they don’t know the truth but, assuming you read Women of the Otherworld like I did, you know the truth behind that. But really, this was the only noteworthy bit.

I found The Awakening to be extremely boring. It was like the middle part of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Except there’s never any payoff. Chloe and the gang end up where they mean to and run into The Edison Group again. I’m not sure what’s coming in the next book, but at this point, it really feels like these books could have been combined into one.