Destined for Doon
by Carey Corp and Lorie Langdon
Veronica chose to stay in Doon with her beloved Jamie, but when the Limbus, a dark force creeping into the land starts destroying everything in its path, Veronica HAS to get ahold of Kenna, her best friend.
Kenna chose to leave Doon, and the boy she loves. When Duncan re-enters her life in Chicago pleading with her to return to Doon, she agrees, but can't get Duncan to forgive her for leaving him in the first place.
Together, the best friends must join together to become stronger to defeat the growing evil before it kills everything and everyone.
I will just get this out of the way so I can get on to the great parts of this book--TOO much romance! The whole story seems to revolve around Kenna and Duncan's star-crossed lover theme, and it really gets to be too much--but if you're a teen who likes a good romance, and the struggle of getting along and then fighting, you will love, Love, LOVE this story.
Also, Kenna, we know you love the theatre, but enough with the theatre expletives! I got so tired of reading "Holy Hammerstein" or any other frustrated gasps from Kenna that it became a struggle to get through her tantrums.
Whew, now that THAT's out of the way...this book is still well-written and flows nicely. The plot picks up pretty much where the first book ended, though the passage of time is different between Chicago and Doon.
The reader sees Veronica struggle to hold her power as Queen of Doon and she grows up a lot. No longer is she a timid, book nerd totally in love with a mysterious Scottish noble. She is now in charge of the land she fell in love with in the first book. This part of the story is the most engaging--the struggle to restore balance to Doon, the intricate workings of a new relationship, one that's committed and DOESN'T fall apart when things get tough.
All in all, you have to be the type of person to like this kind of story, but I know there are girls out there who will just swoon for these handsome Scottish guys!
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