BOOK REVIEW: Unbreakable by Kami Garcia

Unbreakable (The Legion #1)

by Kami Garcia (Goodreads Author)

Hardcover, 305 pages

Published October 1st 2013 by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers 

Goodreads synopsis: When Kennedy Waters finds her mother dead, her world begins to unravel. She doesn’t know that paranormal forces in a much darker world are the ones pulling the strings. Not until identical twins Jared and Lukas Lockhart break into Kennedy’s room and destroy a dangerous spirit sent to kill her. The brothers reveal that her mother was part of an ancient secret society responsible for protecting the world from a vengeful demon — a society whose five members were all murdered on the same night.

   Now Kennedy has to take her mother’s place in the Legion if she wants to uncover the truth and stay alive. Along with new Legion members Priest and Alara, the teens race to find the only weapon that might be able to destroy the demon — battling the deadly spirits he controls every step of the way.

When I started this book I was in a reading slump. The slump had nothing to do with how excellent this book is but instead how my life had just taken over in October. When I got to the end of the title, I was like... NO WAY! I am sure Kami Garcia got a lot of glee out of ending the book like that but now I must, must, must read the next book in the series in order to find out exactly what happens next. I won't spoil you but if you like stories like in the show Supernatural, then this book is definitely for you.

I found the romance aspect of this book a bit lacking. It felt disconnected to me, but the romance wasn't what pushed the action forward. I did enjoy the antics of the character, Priest. I almost wish the author would do a prequel to this story so we can see what happened before and why Kennedy's parents decided not to tell her about her special powers and how she was connected to "the Legion."

I knew something a little fishy was going on when Kennedy didn't get her supernatural tattoo when she killed the vengeance spirit near the middle of the book. I thought the book started off a bit slow. But I think that is to be expected when you are starting a series like this. There is a heck of a lot of back story to introduce.

I would recommend this book to anyone who likes the paranormal and enjoys watching tv shows or reading books about the subject. I think this would make a great tv show and I hope a network decides to pick it up.

I received this as an ARC (Advanced Reader Copy) from Net Galley in return for an honest review. I thank Net Galley, the author and the publisher for allowing me to read this title.