But she can’t do either alone.
With his mile-long rap sheet, wicked grin, and bad attitude, Jack is like no boy Evie has ever known. Even though he once scorned her and everything she represented, he agrees to protect Evie on her quest. She knows she can’t totally depend on Jack. If he ever cast that wicked grin her way, could she possibly resist him?
Who can Evie trust?As Jack and Evie race to find the source of her visions, they meet others who have gotten the same call. An ancient prophesy is being played out, and Evie is not the only one with special powers. A group of twenty-two teens has been chosen to reenact the ultimate battle between good and evil. But it’s not always clear who is on which side…. (From Goodreads)
Apocalypse and tarot cards come to life? Yes, please. Who knew these two things went together so well? There's this really great, old-south feel to the story and then all of a sudden the world ends and you're transported from the past, directly into the future. The way the before and after are such complete opposities is so vivid and incredible. Then you throw in a girl who's discovering her powers and her part in the larger scheme of things and you have all of these components that don't quite fit together, yet, by the end, they make perfect sense.
I spent a lot of this book thinking - I have no idea what's going on right now, but I'm excited (think Chandler, from friends)! There are so many pieces to this larger picture, and you get the sense that every bit of information you get iss just giving you a small part of what they're actually dealing with. Frustrating and alluring at the same time. But as things start to come together, it's just so awesome. The way the tarot cards are set into play - and how some cards are friends and others enemies is a great concept.
Part of the book is narrated by a crazy psycho-killer. He gets Evie to tell him her story as she takes refuge in his home - after apocolypse kind of stuff goes down. This adds a bit of an extra layer to the story that I haven't quite figured out yet. I do know that it adds a sense of urgency to the book and it puts Evie's story in a whole different context than if she was just telling it to tell it.
Then there's Jack...who actually rubs me the wrong way. He's a bad boy, through and through, but he very rarely has those moments where you feel like you can see through his act. So, I'm kind of worried he might just not be a very good person. Also, my one irritation with this book is that his speech is written in Cajun dialect and that got to be obnoxious after awhile.
If you're going to blend different genres, this is the way to do it. Paranormal and apocalypse do make sense to go together, but the tarot aspect is an unexpected match. It seems like Kresley Cole really took a risk here and it paid off. I'm definitely surprised and amazed by this book.
