Now Pierce is left with more than a sense of loss when losing John, the love of her life. Pierce Oliviera is a young woman who has not only met death and lived to tell the tale, but is dating a death deity or lord of the Underworld and now he is dead. Death itself is a creature with wild and dark actions and reasons that cannot be explained and cannot be questioned since there is no way to question it or find out what happens once one dies and leaves the living, forever. It is ironic that death is the most complicated and fearful event of a person’s, but people use humorous and exaggerated expressions to describe an event that is uncontrollable and irreversible. Kicking the bucket, biting the dust, meeting the grim reaper, and resting at peace are all expressions commonly used to describe someone who has died and passed on to their final resting place. But there's only one way to restore order. If the balance between life and death isn't fixed, both the Underworld and Pierce's home back on earth will be wiped away. The sacrifice seemed worth it, though, because it meant she could be with the boy she loves.īut now her happiness - and safety - are threatened, all because the Furies have discovered that John has broken one of their strictest rules: He revived a human soul.

Seventeen-year-old Pierce Oliviera knew by accepting the love of John Hayden, she'd be forced to live forever in the one place she's always dreaded most: the Underworld. From #1 New York Times bestselling author Meg Cabot, the dark reimagining of the Persephone myth comes to a thrilling conclusion.ĭeath has her in his clutches.

Awaken by Meg Cabot