The Darkest Powers series, written by Kelly Armstrong, is a young adult series. The series consists of The Summoning, The Awakening, and The Reckoning. All three books are on the New York Times Bestselling list. The setting of The Summoning is in Buffalo, New York, mainly in a group home for troubled teens called the Lyle House. It takes place in the early 21st century. The main characters are 15-year-old Chloe Sanders, Simon Bae, Derek Souza, and Rachelle “Rae” Rogers.
The Summoning starts off a little slow and struggles to keep your attention until chapter five. Chapter five—which is only page 37—is when the rest of the main characters are introduced to Chloe Sanders. The Summoning tells the story of troublesome teens in the real world that don’t fit in with the others because they are mentally ill. This causes many problems and rebellion against the labels they are being given by the doctors and nurses. Are they really mentally ill? Or are their labels covering up the truth of what they really are?
“She sees dead people—and they see her. Chloe Sanders used to have a pretty normal life. But that changed on the day she met her first ghost. Locked up in Lyle House, a group home for troubled teens, she finds out that there’s more to the home’s teen residents than meets the eye. Will Chloe be able to uncover the dangerous secrets of Lyle House… or will its skeletons come back to haunt her?”
I give this book a 10☆ out of 5☆. Yes, it is that good! The Summoning started off a little slow but became very suspenseful once it picked up—starting on page 37. From then through page 390, it was a very engaging book.I was able to read this book within a week due to it being a super hard book to put down once I started reading. This book wasn’t one I would normally pick up and read, but I thought I would give it a try and get out of my comfort zone. I’ve already started reading The Awakening. I recommend this book to anyone who likes horror fiction, paranormal romance, paranormal fiction, and/or urban fantasy.