Abandon #2: Underworld

Meg Cabot — 2012

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Meg Cabot, the dark reimagining of the Persephone myth begun in ABANDON continues ... into the Underworld. Seventeen-year-old Pierce Oliviera isn't dead. Not this time. But she is being held against her will in the dim, twilit world between heaven and hell, where the spirits of the deceased wait before embarking upon their final journey. Her captor, John Hayden, claims it's for her own safety. Because not all the departed are dear. Some are so unhappy with where they ended up after leaving the Underworld, they've come back as Furies, intent on vengeance . . . on the one who sent them there and on the one whom he loves. But while Pierce might be safe from the Furies in the Underworld, far worse dangers could be lurking for her there . . . and they might have more to do with its ruler than with his enemies. And unless Pierce is careful, this time there'll be no escape.

Reviews

mighty dragon @naga

Aug 13, 2022

Well, meskipun enggak baca buku pertamanya (Abandon) tapi aku cukup paham jalan ceritanya. Menarik, sih, temanya diangkat dari kisah Persephone dan Hades. Yap, John Hayden adalah dewa kematian, sang penguasa orang mati. Awalnya kukira gaya bahasanya bakalan baku tapi ternyata lumayan santai (dan ada humor-humor recehnya xD) jadi enak bacanya. Well, aku sempat merasa sebal kepada dua tokoh utama kita ini, Pierce dan John. Karena dua-duanya sama-sama batu, egois. -_- Tapi akhirnya aku jatuh cinta juga sih sama John, meskipun dia batu dan overprotective, dia itu hot banget. xD

Michelle Boyea@caffeinatedbibliophile

Oct 27, 2021

Incredibly better than the first! This was a true Meg Cabot book and I loved it. I'm excited to see where it goes with Alex.

Alejandra Bran@bluereader

Oct 20, 2021

Can’t believe it took me almost a month to finish this story, I’m disappointed. The worst part is that I want to know how certain things end, because the book didn’t really caught my attention until the very end. I had to push myself for most of the book!! At this point I don’t know if I’ll read the next one, knowing myself I probably will since I already bought it 😔 Why do I do this to myself?? We’ll see 👀

Samantha Seney@librarysniffer

Oct 11, 2021

Really good! Cannot wait for the last book!

Southern Today Gone Tomorrow@southernwolf

Oct 5, 2021

This is the second book in Meg Cabot's Abandon trilogy. We pick back up with Pierce after her grandmother tried to kill her. Turns out she is a Fury and killed her own granddaughter. And the Furies killed her counselor. So, she is down in the Underworld with John, and realizing that she really does love him. Oh, and that her cousin Alex may be in trouble and could be killed at any moment. This novel was starting to lose me, but I still enjoyed it. This book started to point out all of the other things that we were starting to wonder about. What are furies, what happens when John leaves the underworld all of the time, is he the only one, what is his background, all of that. A lot of information. And a lot of sweetness between Pierce and John. I am very much wishing I would have actually paused after this book to write this review instead of immediately going to the final book in the series.... I am very sorry. My addition to books and need to find out what happens in this series kicked in.