It seems like Clea can’t do anything without a an by her side.

Despite ignoring Ben for weeks, she goes right back to ask him for help once she figures out she needs Ben’s intelligence. She can’t seem to do much without Ben’s help. The back cover claims Clea “wasn’t raised to be a weak person,” but she clearly shows her flaws in Devoted. In summary, Clea is in an emotional rollercoaster, she does stupid things and takes out her anger on the wrong people. Amelia overshadows Clea, simply because Amelia’s supernatural powers are just more intriguing than Clea’s lovelorn preachings. Amelia and Clea switch off the role of narrators throughout the novel. Seven-year old (or twenty-five hundred year old, depending on how you look at it) Amelia is admirable, she is willing to sacrifice her existence for her morals, and she is also Clea’s only hope. Amelia’s mother, Petra, has lost all sense of humanity, and seeks to eradicate her daughter. Amelia, the youngest of the family, opts to help Clea despite her family’s disapproval. They are a unique bunch, and a pleasure to read. They are victims of the Elixir who in desperation to keep living for eternity, devises a plan for them to exist has mere “conscienceless.” They have amazing mental powers allowing them to be telekenetic, psychic, and to materialize wherever they wish. Duff’s creativity shines through with the creation of Amelia’s family. I thought it was just Clea hallucinating out of extreme depression, but I was relieved to find out that she hasn’t gone insane yet. I wince every time I have to read through Clea declaring her undying, destined love to Sage, but the plot takes a huge twist with the introduction of new characters.Īt first I was taken aback with the ghost-like family. But Devoted shines more than Elixir in many ways. Duff, in an interview with MTV, that Devoted is as exciting as Elixir. I knew it would happen, it’s not exactly rational to expect Clea to be “normal” again after having her soulmate, Sage, kidnapped by a group of shady men.

Suffering through dreams of seeing Sage with another woman, she makes an uneasy alliance with Sage’s enemies and sets out to be reunited with Sage…in this life or the next.Įlixir left us with an frustrating Clea Raymond.

But waiting for something to happen is not an option, so Clea is ready for action. What’s worse, she can’t even turn to her best friend Ben-because every time she looks at him, all she sees is his betrayal. And even though she has only just discovered they were soulmates, she feels like a part of her is lost forever. Since Sage was kidnapped, Clea has no way of knowing if he is alive or dead.

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