Hello my wonderful followers! Happy Monday!  Today I’m going to be reviewing the Undertow trilogy by Michael Buckley.

I can’t wait for the last novel to come out in February! I just need it now! I’m coming off a birthday high (as yesterday was my birthday) and I’m just feeling great. -Monday, November 14, 2016

Undertow by: Michael Buckley: Lyric Walker’s life is turned upside down when she learns who her mother really is, an Alpha. Alpha’s are part fish, and they are coming up to their land to turn Coney Island into a military zone. None of the humans like them, so this turns into a real problem for her and her family who have to flee. Lyric is forced to teach one of them, a boy named Fathom to read, which is a lot more challenging than it sounds, as he is accustomed to violence. But if course she starts to feel for him, because it wouldn’t be a true YA novel without a romantic plotline. This novel was truly a fascinating and exciting read. Buckley has a way with writing really masterful plots that weave around each other and come altogether. His characters are even better; they are completely creative, especially their names that have meaning to their character. Each character felt different and truly honed in. Sure this novel starts off slow, but boy does it take off and it’s truly a fun read. Fish people, so odd, yet very interesting.

Raging Sea by: Michael Buckley: Lyric Walker’s home has been destroyed, fleeing with her best friend Bex and an Alpha girl Arcade, they are on their way to finding a place called Tempest. Tempest is this top secret camp where people are being held, namely her parents. Once there, they are captured and they must find their way out before the next big storm or wave comes. As far as plots go, this was like most second novels in trilogies, it felt like a lot of filler for how this is all going to end. Everything was set up for the next book; although there were some high intense moments during the plots, most just kind of were there to serve future plots. Romance plots were sprinkled in just for good measure; they enhanced the plot just a little. The characters in this novel grew and developed a bit more to becoming better. It was good to see some characters again, when readers thought we’d never would see them again. If anything, this novel has made readers excited for how it all ends.

Heart of the Storm by: Michael Buckley: Lyric has been taken captive and she uses all her wit to make an alliance with her captor; in turn he gives her information about what is out in the Great Abyss, together they start to form an army to get ready for what monsters they must fight against to save the world. This was definitely an interesting ending to this trilogy. Three quarters of the way in to the novel and this major plot twist just swoops up the story. At first it’s a little jarring, but by the end the reader understands the significance and almost justifies the whole plot. The pacing was well done, even if the plot was more planning the attack than the attack actually happening. Buckley has a way with his words and his prose just flows nicely together. The characters weren’t anything too ground-breaking, but the reader found them interesting and developed enough to invest in them. Overall, this trilogy started off on a high note and ends just the same, in a slower, yet satisfying way.