»I må finde den. Den har brændemærket jer, og så længe I lever, vil I føle den kalde på jer.«
Josephine og Liam er blevet mærket af den onde amulet Humaran, og nu er den forsvundet. Sammen er de nødt til at finde den og bringe den tilbage til azynerne, så den kan blive uskadeliggjort – og de selv kan blive frie igen.
Deres rejse fører dem langt ud i verden: Først til azynernes hovedsæde i Rusland og siden til Tibet og Nells eget folk, Malivespierne. På Malivespiernes opfordring slår de to børn sig sammen med den fremmede Morgan, en af de gådefulde og lyssky Unaturlige.
Undervejs bliver gåderne flere og flere: Hvad vil amuletten med de to børn? Hvad er det, der er galt med Josephines magi? Og kan de stole på deres nye, mystiske rejseledsager?
De unaturlige er andet bind i Humaran-trilogien. Første bind, Den ydmyge amulet, vandt Orlaprisen 2010 for bedste fantasyroman.
At the ending of book number one, i was enthralled by the amazing ending of the first book, because it was not only kind of scary (it gave me the creeps some times) but it was so extreamly exciting.
Of couse i was going to read book number two.
When i started it seemed so boring i was about to put it away. But i know you have to give books a chance, so i keept reading but it just didn't got more exciting. You could read the plot on the back of the book (i know you can do that on almost every book), but it seemed like this book was build up on the ground of that plot. I didn't gave me the goosebumbs or creeps, it just bored me.
Maybe my expertations was too high, but if they was, i will certainly not expect anything for the next book.
According to the charecters from the book, i hate the maincharecter, Josephine. She's naive and stubborn, and it seems like she has absolutely no manners at all - she interrupts other people, and gets uptight when things doesn't go the way she wants. I really don't like her very much. In the first book i can assure you, she was much nicer.
The other person, Liam, is dark and seems like te doesn't feel anything at all. He's like a brave little soldier - or at least that's what the author want's him to be. But to me he's only boring. He never EVER say one single word about his feelings. That gets very boring on the long run.
Meget anderledes stemning og tempo end den første bog i trilogien. Det er længe siden jeg har læst en bog med en så utiltalende hovedperson som Josephine. Hun irriterede mig da også i den grad, men hun er måske mere realistisk portrætteret, som en femten årig teenage pige end som i mange andre ungdoms fantasy bøger, hvor personernes kunnen og opførsel tit får mig til, at glemme at de ikke er så gamle. Men jeg synes, det er en spændende drejning bogens handling har taget og jeg ser frem til at komme i gang med slutningen.
De Unaturlige had all the vibes of a cool supernatural thriller, but the execution? Meh. 😕 The plot felt all over the place, like it couldn’t decide if it wanted to be spooky or dramatic. 👻💔
The characters didn’t grab me—they were more like props than people. And the pacing? Slow enough to make a snail look speedy. 🐌 I kept waiting for something big to happen, but it never really delivered.
It’s not bad-bad, but it’s definitely not a page-turner. If you’re into atmospheric reads and don’t mind a few stumbles, it might work for you.