The Reckoning (2010) (edit title/settings)

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• Chloe Saunders: A very powerful necromancer. She looks very small for her age of fifteen. Has strawberry blonde hair but dyes it black to alter her appearance at the end of the Awakening. Dates Simon but ends up falling in love with Derek
• Derek Souza: A cynical werewolf. He is Simon's foster brother. Tall with black hair and very mysterious and strong. Has a close friendship, possibly more with Chloe.
• Simon Bae: A sorcerer. He is considered a stable supernatural. Simon is Derek's brother (they're not blood-related). Simon is half korean with blonde hair. Has a good sense of humor. Is Tori's half brother.
• Victoria "Tori" Enright: A disgruntled witch whose mother is in the Edison Group. She hates the name Victoria, and prefers to be called Tori. Sleek black hair, and wont admit it but is Chloe's best friend.
• Elizabeth Delany: She is Tori and Chloe's friend. Elizabeth is a Half-Demon with the power of moving things with her mind. People call her Liz. She talks to Chloe and helps them achieve their mission.
• Lauren Fellows: She is Chloe's Aunt. Lauren is a doctor. She is also in the Edison group. She still thinks Chloe is a helpless little girl.
• Rachelle "Rae" Rogers: A half demon with the power over fire. Is orphaned.
• Andrew Carson: Derek and Simon's dad's friend. Also a sorceror and helps train Simon.
• Margaret: Necromancer who is brought in to teach Chloe, but doesn't begin to comprehend Chloe's power.
• Liam: Werewolf
• Royce: Half-demon ghost who murdered his brother
• Dr. Davidoff: Scientist in the Edison Group
• Russell: Shaman.
• Ramon: Werewolf.
• Gwen: A very young witch who was brought in to help Tori initially.
• Dr. Banks: The founder of the Edison Group who killed himself rather than attempt to right wrongs.
• Diane Enright: Tori's nasty mother, also a very powerful witch.
• Brady: Boy who used to be in the group home but was murdered
• Diriel: demi-demon

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• “Show yourself." "Bossy little necro, aren't you? You just want to see if I'm as hot as I sound.”

  Chloe and Royce

• “Don't tell Simon that." "Don't tell Simon what?" "That Tori doesn't need to use incantations to cast." "Seriously?" He swore. "You're right. Don't tell me.”

  Derek and Simon

• “Now, do I dare ask what you guys are doing hiding up here? Or is it going to make me jealous?”

  Simon

• “I must have been sound asleep if I missed all that shouting." "What shouting?" "You mean that Chloe just told you that she followed a ghost onto a roof and you didn't blast her all the way to Canada?" "He's a little off this morning." "More than a little, I'd say.”

  Simon, Derek, Chloe

• “And, no, I'm not trying to get between you guys. I'm over you, Simon. I think you and Chloe make the most nauseating cute couple ever. But you can gaze soulfully into each other's eyes another time.”

  Tori

• “Stupid bitch. Oh, let's take the necromancer with superpowers to the cemetery. Of course you aren't going to raise the dead, you silly girl.”

  Tori

• “So now I'm the official housekeeper, and if I find wet towels on the floor, I'll hide them between your sheets.”

  Tori

• “Well, you've got the growling part down pat already. Must be all those years of practice.”

  Chloe

• “Not easy when you can't talk, is it? Well, not easy for you. I could get used to it.”

  Chloe

• “So I was right, wasn't I? It's still you, even in wolf form." He grunted. "No sudden uncontrollable urges to go kill something?" He rolled his eyes. "Hey, you're the one who was worried. And I don't smell like dinner, right?" I got a real look for that one. "Just covering all the bases.”

  Chloe

• “As long as you're here, I have some questions." "You're kidding, right?" "No." "Seriously? I just died. Your boyfriend there killed me. You really expect me to stick around and chat? Love to, but I'm a little traumatized right now. Maybe later.”

  Chloe, Liam

• “So either you answer my questions, or I'm shoving you back in there." I pointed at his dead body. He laughed. "I'd say you've got balls, but that'd be kinda inappropriate.”

  Chloe, Liam

• “We need to be careful." "Screw caution, I'm outta here." We looked at her. "Well, I am. As long as someone comes with me." We kept looking at her. She sighed. "Fine, but when everything goes to hell, just remember, I get to blame you guys, because I wanted to leave right away.”

  Chloe, Tori

• “Am I interrupting something?" "Just making plans for a breakout.”

  Andrew, Tori

• “You know, from this angle, he doesn't look too bad." I glared at her. "Personally, I'm more a running back girl myself, but if you like the linebacker type, he's-”

  Tori

• “Oh, this is a great idea. The guy they're most likely to shoot is standing on the roof, giving them a perfect target.”

  Chloe

• “You were just worried about me." "Yeah." "Because you think I'm worth it." "I absolutely think you're worth it.”

  Chloe, Derek

• “Looks like you and Derek are getting along again. What happened? Did he give you the look?" "Look?" "You know. The one that makes him look like a whipped puppy, and makes you feel like a jerk for doing the whipping." "Ah, that one. So it works on you, too?" "It even works on Dad. We give in, we tell him it's okay, and the next thing you know, he's chewing up slippers again.”

  Simon, Chloe

• “You're part of this. We need to start acting like you are." "I guess so." "Gosh, I've never felt so wanted." "I trust you not to stab me in the back for fun, but if it's in your best interests? I'm not turning around. Just in case." "So I've gone from evil incarnate to ordinary bitch. I can live with that.”

  Chloe, Simon, Tori

• “You know how blind people need Seeing Eye dogs? Well, apparently werewolves could really use Opening Door poltergeists.”

  Liz

• “I'm sorry about your mom." "Why? She was an evil, murdering bitch." "But she was your evil, murdering bitch.”

  Chloe, Tori

• “Too much. After we eat, we're going for a walk. A long walk. Far from every possible interruption.”

  Derek

• “Sounds like a plan.”

  Chloe

• “My name is Chloe Saunders. I'm fifteen, and I would love to be normal. But normal is one thing I'm not. For one thing, I'm having these feelings for a certain antisocial werewolf and his sweet-tempered brother—who just happens to be a sorcerer—but, between you and me, I'm leaning toward the werewolf. Not normal. My friends and I are also on the run from an evil corporation that wants to get rid of us—permanently. Definitely not normal. And finally, I'm a genetically altered necromancer who can raise the dead, rotting corpses and all, without even trying. As far away from normal as it gets.”

  Chloe

• “Ding-Dong the witch is dead.”

  Tori

• “"At first, I thought they'd planted something on me. I was shaking out my clothes, washing them. I even ironed them, to be sure." "That was a good idea.""No, it's nuts. I've been hanging around you guys too long."”

  Tori and Chloe

• “"No one's going to hear you," The ghost said. "We're all alone. Just the way I like it."”

  Ghost

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• “You know. The one that makes him look like a whipped puppy, and makes you feel like a jerk for doing the whipping.” “Ah, that one. So it works on you, too?” He snorted. “It even works on Dad. We give in, we tell him it’s okay, and the next thing you know, he’s chewing up slippers again.”

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• I lifted onto my toes, put my hands around his neck, and pulled him down. When our lips met, that first jolt…It was everything I hadn’t felt with Simon, everything I’d wanted to feel.

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• It was a perfect moment, one where nothing else mattered. All I could feel was him. All I could taste was his kiss. All I could hear was the pounding of his heart. All I could think about was him, and how much I wanted this, and how incredibly lucky I was to get it, and how tight I was going to hold onto it. This was what I wanted. This guy. This life. This me. I was never getting my old life back, and I didn’t care. I was happy. I was safe. I was right where I wanted to be.

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• His lips pressed against mine, then parted. And he kissed me. Really kissed me—arms tightening around me, mouth moving against mine, firm, like he’d made up his mind that this was what he wanted and he wasn’t backing down again.

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• “I’d say you’ve got balls, but that’d be kinda inappropriate.”

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• “You really are a computer—” I began. “Say ‘geek’ and I’ll use you for spell practice.

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• I need you. I didn’t say that, of course. How could I, without it sounding weird? But I felt it, heart hammering against my ribs, and it wasn’t some romantic I can’t bear to be without you nonsense. It was something deeper, more desperate.

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• A whisper of fabric as Derek dressed. Then a hand on my waist, a light touch, tentative. I turned and Derek was right there, his face above mine, hands sliding around me as I tilted my face up—

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Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Andrew's house: Where Chloe and the gang seek refuge.
• Buffalo, New York: Where the main characters are from and where the Edison Group is based.

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• Edison Group: A group of scientists who want to capture all of the specials--people with powers--and kill the ones who are extra powerful due to a messed up experiment.

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• Cabal: An organization of sorcerers who Kit -Simon and Derek's father- is running from.

Series & Lists edit see section history

Preceded by The Awakening.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Kelley Armstrong (Author)

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Awards edit see section history

• Teen Read Awards (2010: Best Canadian Read, #1)

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Semi - romantic, with gruesome themes and scenes. It has language that could be deemed offensive. Age range about 12+

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• Books › Teens › Horror

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