Sadly Dr Davidoff, the leading project scientist appears to be more from the Dr Frankenstein school of medicine than an ethical scientist and inevitably the genetic modifications went wrong in some of the subjects. The Reckoning is the third Darkest Powers book which follows the adventures of a group of supernatural teens who were genetically modified before birth as part of the Genesis project, in order to improve their supernatural abilities. However since Darkest Powers has been extended to a contracted six books (rather than just three) and The Reckoning itself finishes on an open-ended note, I’m a bit confused about the whole climax to the trilogy thing…

Certainly it is the third book that Kelley Armstrong has written in her Young Adult Darkest Powers series, and it’s definitely got nail-biting potential. The Reckoning is the “nail-biting climax to Kelley Armstrong’s bestselling Darkest Powers trilogy” according to the back cover of my edition of this book. And she has a horrible feeling she's leaning towards the werewolf. She and her equally gifted (or should that be 'cursed'?) friends are now running for their lives from the evil corporation that created them.Īs if that's not enough, Chloe is struggling with her feelings for Simon, a sweet-tempered sorcerer, and his brother Derek, a not so sweet-tempered werewolf.

Unfortunately, Chloe happens to be a genetically engineered necromancer who can raise the dead without even trying. Published 2010 391 pages Summary (from the book jacket)Ĭhloe Saunders is fifteen and would love to be normal.

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