Abandon review

Abandon is written by Meg Cabot.  I read Abandon a year or so ago. Meg Cabot is also the author of the famous Princess Diaries, which Disney made into two movies.  Abandon was published in 2011. It is a young adult novel and is also a series. The second novel Underworld has recently been released and I hope that one day soon I will get to read it.

Abandon is a dark and haunting novel.  The novel had a certain appeal about it that made it grab my attention and it fascinated me. Greek mythology has always fascinated me, so when I found aspects of that in this novel, it made Abandon seem even more captivating. 

Abandon’s main character, Pierce, is haunted by death. She died when she was fifteen and now she can not seem to fully escape it. She was sent to an underworld, one of many that deal with the dead. This underworld was filled with confused people who filled lines, each line is supposed to tell you your destination. She ends up recognizing the man who runs the underworld, John, from her childhood.  She then ends up escaping the underworld and John returning to the living. Pierce seems to be unable to get past her time in the underworld becoming distant and withdrawn.

Pierce is trying to start over with her life when her mom decides to move to Isla Huesos, which is off the coast of South Florida, to be closer to her family. After moving to the small island, Pierce learns more information about the underworlds and about John, increasing the intrigue. Then John comes back into Pierce’s life after two years of leaving her alone. John becomes the love interest of Pierce as she learns more about him throughout the plot and he captivates her interest.

I can not wait to read second novel, Underworld. At the end of the first novel, she is back in death’s clutches, so now I want to find out what she does in the second novel. I also hope to see some development in John and Pierce’s relationship.

I would recommend this novel, Abandon, to those enjoy young adult fantasy novels. I would also recommend this novel to those who like intrigue, Greek mythology, romance, and myths about the afterlife.  Abandon is well written and an enchanting and haunting novel. I love the strength of the main character and her ability to escape the inescapable, death. Abandon is a novel that should be read and reread. The novel was an amazing read.