Name: Recreated
Rating: 3.583333333333333 (12 reviews)
ISBN: 9780385376617

Colleen Houck

"Lily must go into the Afterlife to save Amon and protect the world from being overthrown by the deadly Devouror of the Underworld"--

Recreated

Lynn Braden

I wanted to like Recreated so much, but I just didn't. The story of Amon and Lily continues from Reawakened. This time Lily must go to the afterlife, specifically the Netherworld, to save Amon before the Devourer finds him and deals him his second death. Lily's connection to Amon through the heart Scarab he gave her at the end of Reawakened allows her to find him both in her dreams and in the Netherworld. Again she has the help of Amon's brothers, Asten and Ahmose, but her connection to the two of them has changed into something that makes Lily very uncomfortable. Perhaps it is her new status as Sphinx, which has given her not only strength and speed, but also the mind of a lioness named Tia who is now a part of Lily as well. Amon, Asten, Ahmose, Lily, and now Tia must face many challenges in the Netherworld in order for them to find Amon before it is too late. Lily must seek the help of the gods who now hint that she may be the key to a prophecy in which she might just have a greater destiny and purpose in the scheme of the universe.
Extremely well researched Egyptian mythology has been layered so heavily into the story that it weighs it down. The ever-growing number of characters and agendas makes the love story of Amon and Lily, which should be the anchor of the series, almost unimportant. The author did a wonderful job of painting a picture of the underworld and the developing the story lines, but the density of background, description, and mythology doesn't allow the heart of the story to shine through. I'm thoroughly disappointed.

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