The Divide, E. J. Mellow
The Blurb
Molly finally uncovers
the truth about the strange dreams that plagued her sanity for weeks.
Now destined to accept a clandestine role, Molly must find the strength
and courage buried deep to push forward and succeed.
With the help of Dev, the roguish blue-eyed man of her dreams—whose dark past resurfaces to haunt him—Molly prepares to test the limits of her newly awakened powers and set right a world on the edge of being consumed by nightmares.
But when an unknown shadow stalks her every step and a shocking revelation about her ancestry comes to light, Molly may find herself forced to make a decision that could leave her alone in the dark and standing on the wrong side of a divide.
With the help of Dev, the roguish blue-eyed man of her dreams—whose dark past resurfaces to haunt him—Molly prepares to test the limits of her newly awakened powers and set right a world on the edge of being consumed by nightmares.
But when an unknown shadow stalks her every step and a shocking revelation about her ancestry comes to light, Molly may find herself forced to make a decision that could leave her alone in the dark and standing on the wrong side of a divide.
My Thoughts
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! I’m sorry. Now I feel better. I haven’t been able to
stop reading since I started this book, and I feel like my eyes will
explode at any moments, but ALL FOR THE BETTER! I’ll review and then
I’ll curl up in a corner and sob.
Right, now I have three pages of notes to organise, bear with me.
First
of, I was really scared I would not like this book as much as the first
one, because sometimes it happens. But nope. Loved it as much, if not
more. I’m just obsessed.
In terms of plot, I loved it. I
loved the whole mythology built behind the story, with the Dreamers,
Terra, the roles of each and every “category” of characters. This is
some brilliant world-building, and I’m seriously in awe. Plus, this
sequel is really focusing on the world as Molly learns about it herself,
and about her abilities.
War is getting closer and more
real, and you really feel, as the reader, that you’re running against
time yourself. I couldn’t put the book down, so you see. Something I
really like, too, was the fact that in the 1st book, Molly had to
separate her dreaming life from the real life, and now they suddenly
seem to collide/overlap, and I thought it was a very clever way of
building up the tension. Bonus points!
Special mention to the
Library of Memories, I absolutely loved the idea and I’m super jealous
of this entire world, actually because I JUST WANT TO LIVE IN IT! CAN I?
PLEASE? I DON’T TAKE UP MUCH ROOM AND I KNOW HOW TO BAKE!
SO. MANY. PLOT TWISTS. (But that’s spoiler, so I’ll just say my heart was racing so bad at one point. AND THE ENDING! COME ON!)
I wrote a list of themes related to the plot: mystery, sacrifice, home, family, love, discovery, learning, trust, hope, choice.
Onto
characters. Damn. E. J. Mellow knows how to make my heart break and
swoon and uuuugh. I love them all. I love the playful/serious
relationship between Dev and Molly, and also the genuine respect they
have for each other, even they keep hiding under piles of sarcasm.
I have the biggest fictional crush for Rae. There, I said it, I love that guy. I want to hug him.
I
loved how Molly came from being strong and brave to being even stronger
and braver, without turning her into a heartless, cold blooded robot.
That’s some major skills right there (in my opinion). I really admire
Molly, to be honest.
Right, now as for style. There’s a lot
more action in this book, and you can really feel it in the writing
style. It’s fast, dynamic, quick, witty, snappy, all sorts of goodness. I
especially loved the memories scenes, which must have been a bit of a
challenge to write. Arg, this is just so perfect, I feel a bit sad about
my own writing (ahah).
Finally, a message to the author
herself: thank you. I really, really love your series, and I’m super
picky. I tend to look for positive thoughts in all the books I read, and
I rarely destroy a book for that reason, but it’s not that easy to find
a book/series that makes me so passionate and happy and excited. Especially these days when life and its hardships are a bit in my face.
So yeah. You’re a new favourite authors of mine, that’s it. AND I can’t
wait for The Destined.
I only have good things to say.
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