Review: Underworld by Meg Cabot

    Title: Underworld
Author: Meg Cabot
Edition: ARC paperbackSeries: Abandon #2Released Date: May 8th, 2012Publisher: Point
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Escape from the realm of the dead is impossible when someone there wants you back.
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.
Meg Cabot supplies a sequel to the first book in the Abandon Trilogy that will leaves you wishing you were in the Underworld for the year! The characters that tie into Pierce and John's story in the Undeworld are fantastic, and I'm sure you'll be able to find a couple new characters to add to your list of favorite supporting characters!
The relationship between Pierce and John is a bit different in this one: it's stronger. They grow to trust one another and finally have that bond that was a bit lacking in the first one. Of course, there was a bond and all - but it seemed tethered, due to the insta-love. 
Some of the main supporting characters in Abandon will make cameos in Underworld, but most of the main supporting characters in the sequel are new. Meg Cabot has a way of making you love each and every character - even their dark sides! 
If you like quick-paced, mythology based novels, and great supporting characters - then this series is the one for you! Underworld is a fantastic addition to the Abandon trilogy, and it's leaving me waiting for the third book in the series!