The Secret Circle: The Captive Part II and the Power

L.j. Smith keeps the gorgeous world of the witches on a page turning adventure with Cassie.

I expected it to to be a good book but L.J really tied this one up nicely. I have read some of her other books but this one is one of my favorites. It picks up right where the other ones leave off, which is right after Cassie went with the twins to get pumpkins. I really love the subtle romance between her and Adam. I foud out that i really loved all of the 12 secret circle charcaters individually and you'll find something to relate to most of them. Faye is still up to no good and the wants the skull's power for herself. but when because of Cassie's actions her own grandmother has an accident... Cassie stands up to Faye and refuses to be her "captive," as Faye put it.

This is embarrassing, but Secret Circle is really my favorite series. I first read these when I was 12. They were and are quite addictive. I picked them back up a few months ago, not really remembering much about them. Surprisingly, I still love them after 15+ years. I think it is a must read for any teen. It has a really sweet romance, that isn't at all dark or graphic. The characters are all well developed and complex for a YA read.

The story is basically about Cassie and her single mother reluctantly moves from California to New Salem, Massachusetts, to take care of Cassie's grandmother. The local high school Cassie now attends is dominated by a very exclusive group of teens known as "the Club." It won't take the reader long to figure out that Club members are teen witches descended from the witches who survived the Salem witch hunts by leaving that town and starting their own. This is a wonderful series! You won't regret trying it because it was great.

MY DAUGHTER IS 15 AND SHE DOESN'T READ AT ALL. I LOVE TO READ. I BOUGHT THIS BOOK HOPING SHE WILL LIKE IT SINCE THE CHARACTERS ARE HIGH SCHOOL KIDS. WELL, I BOUGHT THE FIRST PART AND THIS ONE IS THE SECOND PART. SHE FINISHED THE FIRST BOOK AND NOW SHE IS INTO THIS SECOND WHICH IS THIS ONE. I AM SO GLAD SHE IS READING. MY HOPE IS SHE KEEPS READING.

LOVE L.J. Smith's writing! I wish I had read these when there were first released and I was younger-LOL I was in college then. But I have found them now! I loved the entire Secret Circle (trilogy) series and now miss the characters. This is a trilogy originally divided between the 2 Secret Circle books (re-released). Make sure you have BOTH books to read before you start. I could not put them down and read them in 2 days. You will want the second book to move right on to when you finish the first or you will be left hanging-LOL Really though, I LOVED this series of books and am now reading L.J. Smith's Vampire Diaries books. Then on to her Night World series.