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The League of Delphi by Chris Everheart
My rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
The League of Delphi is a trilogy by Chris Everheart and takes the reader into a world of conspiracy, secret societies and danger. If you enjoy a good story with some solid characters you just might enjoy this trilogy.
Book one begins with Zach White. His mom has recently died and Zach has made the decision to go back to the town he lived in until he was 7 years old. He wants to know more about his past as well as what happened to his mom to make her so paranoid that she moved him to France and changed his name. When he gets to town, Zach gets a job at the local coffee shop as that seems to be the best way to interact with just about everyone in town.
As Zach gets back into life in Arcanville and begins to observe what is going on, he realizes things are a bit odder than he originally thought. Recently, a boy he knew when he was younger died (Sutton), supposedly of suicide, and no one seems to be acknowledging it. That is, no one but Ashley Sloan.
Ashley catches Zach’s eye and he begins to notice her. Ashley hasn’t had it easy. She is following in her sister Katie’s footsteps and seems to be lacking…according to those around her. Her sister is on the “Inside Track” and she has been spending time in psych wards because her parents and others in town think there is something wrong with her. Little do Ashley and Zach know that there is something else going on.
The story follows Zach and Ashley on their way to figuring out just what Arcanville is all about. There is a link to Ancient Greece as well as this League of Delphi which appears to have chapters across the world. Everheart takes the reader on an action filled ride in this book. I found myself turning the pages in order to find out what was going to happen next and what the big mystery was.
Everheart also creates some great characters in this story. From Zach and Ashley to Larry and Katie – it is hard to know with all the twists and turns the story takes just who is good or bad and when I hit the end of book one, I was absolutely hooked and glad I had a copy of book two as there is a definite cliffhanger.
There is a bit of a case of insta-love between Zach and Ashley but overall I don’t feel like it took away from the rest of the story. Outside of that, I thought the story was well done and I am interested to see where the author takes it.
Definitely check this one out if you enjoy a good mystery and a bit of that conspiracy theory stuff in your books. The fact that this was a pretty quick read didn’t hurt either. Everheart did a great job of drawing me into the story and I am looking forward to starting book two to see what happens with Zach and Ashley next.
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