Title: True Calling
Author: Siobhan Davis
Series: First in a trilogy
Publisher: Self Published
Format: eArc
Publisher: Self Published
Format: eArc
Plot: ★★★★
I have been obsessed with YA Sci-fi
books ever since I picked up Across the Universe a few years back and so when I
saw this title on Netgalley I just couldn’t resist! It follows a girl called
Ariana whose family relocated to the planet Novo two years ago where life is
peaceful and in control. Then the ‘Calling’ gets announced – a pageant where
you are placed with your best match to marry and you must have kids ASAP.
Ariana doesn’t like having her life taken from her like that as she wants to
have a career before she gets married and has kids. Then she starts dreaming of
a boy back on Earth and she has no idea if he’s from her past life or just a
figment of her imagination.
It sounds great right? The only
downside to certain plotlines in this book is that they were very reminiscent
of other books. I couldn’t help but think immediately of how similar this was
to the Hunger Games and the Selection series. Otherwise, it was really
enjoyable and I’m intrigued to see where the next book will go!
Characters: ★★★★.5
For some reason at times I found
myself getting confused because at one stage there were a whole bunch of new
characters introduced and then I was like.. who are you again? But other than
that I thought the characters were all really well done and I really enjoyed
how prominent her family was in the book.
Writing: ★★★★
I can’t think of anything to really
criticise about the writing, but for me, there wasn’t anything mind-blowingly
different about it either.
Romance/Feels: ★★★★
This is obviously going to be a love triangle and I am definitely rooting form one of them all the way! There were some feels and I can tell that in future books, there’s going to be a lot more!
This is obviously going to be a love triangle and I am definitely rooting form one of them all the way! There were some feels and I can tell that in future books, there’s going to be a lot more!
Ending: ★★★★.5
SO INTENSE. It really picked up towards the end and there was so much action! The last line of the book reminded me again, however of other works like the Hunger Games and Divergent. I just felt like a couple of things were too similar.
SO INTENSE. It really picked up towards the end and there was so much action! The last line of the book reminded me again, however of other works like the Hunger Games and Divergent. I just felt like a couple of things were too similar.
Overall Enjoyment: ★★★★
I definitely recommend this to anyone who loves a good sci-fi romance!
I definitely recommend this to anyone who loves a good sci-fi romance!
Rereadability: Possibly.
Final Rating: 4.17 stars to be exact!
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