Michael Buckley

For fans of Rick Yancey and Marie Lu, "Raging Sea" isthe latest electrifying addition to this much-anticipated, genre-breaking new trilogy for teensfrom"New York Times"bestselling author Michael Buckley. "

Undertow Trilogy Book Two

Raging Sea

nina 

3.5 stars

The first half I found a bit slow, but after that, the pace really picked up and I really enjoyed it! That ending was such a cliff hanger and I can not wait for the finale

Melissa Palmer

Book #3 Read in 2015
Raging Sea by Michael Buckley

This is the sequel to Undertow and picks up right where that book left off so I recommend reading book 1 first. In this book, Lyric is trying to get to Texas to save her parents and Fathom, her Alpha boyfriend. Alpha's are sea creatures with super powers and Lyric is 1/2 of one (since her mother is one and her father is human). When she finally gets to where her loved ones are being held, she realizes that there is more going on than she even imagined. This book has lots of action, strong characters, humor and romance. Raging Sea will be out February 2, 2016 with the final book in the trilogy expected out in November. High school students and adults would love this series. I received a copy of this book from the Amazon Vine program in exchange for a honest review.

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Paige Green

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Book: Raging Sea

Author: Michael Buckley

Book Series: Undertow Book 2

Rating: 4.5/5

Publication Date: February 2, 2016

Genre: YA Dystopian

Recommended Age: 15+ (violence, gore, some sexual content, 

Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers

Pages: 384

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Synopsis: In the first book of Michael Buckley’s Undertow trilogy, the Alpha arrived and the world was never the same. At the start of the second book, most of south Brooklyn is in ruins and the nation is terrified. Nearly everyone that Lyric Walker loves is either missing or presumed dead, including the mesmerizing prince Fathom. It’s up to Lyric to unite the Alpha before the second wave of a cataclysmic invasion wipes out mankind for good. 

Review: I thought this was a pretty good sequel! It kept me on my toes and it kept up the terror from the end of the first book. The introduction of the previous characters were well done and it was well summed up and helped me remember what the first book was about. The writing was also well done and the world building was amazing as well.

However, I do think that the pacing waned here and there and that the book had maybe too many plot twists, as sometimes I got whiplash and had to think about what I was reading. Also, I do have to complain about some parts of this book. At one point of the book it uses colors to talk about race (it was a small part, where the author through the main character talks about people of all races and creeds being in a room and in danger) and I felt uncomfortable when that happened. The other part is the pinching of the nose and tilting up the head to cure a nosebleed. That’s not accurate and the nurse should have known better, but the nurse was an awful person so maybe that’s why she did that wrong lol.

Verdict: It was good! Definitely recommend this series.

For use in schools and libraries only. Struggling to survive when nearly everyone she loves is missing or presumed dead, Lyric tries to unite the Alpha before a second wave of invasions wipes out the rest of humanity.

Raging Sea Undertow Trilogy Book Two

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