Title: Beyond Reach (True Calling #2)
Author: Siobhan Davis
Rating: 2.5/5 stars
Synopsis:
Back on Earth, Ariana is caught in a dangerous crossfire between clandestine rebel organization Clementia and the power-hungry government. Refusing to divulge the location of the secret information entrusted to her by her late father, she desperately tries to bargain for her Mom, Lily, and Cal’s rescue. She’s fighting a losing battle, and the clock is ticking.
Presented with evidence of her fiancé Cal’s apparent betrayal, she loyally defends him despite her concerns. With her emotions in turmoil, matters become even more complicated as she grows closer to her ex-boyfriend Zane.
When the stakes are raised, a succession of shocking revelations rocks her world, setting her on a path that will not only change her destiny but the fate of humanity.
Confronted by a memory so abhorrent comes a truth she would do anything to forget.
But some things just can’t be undone.
I received a free ebook copy of this book from the author via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
My thoughts:
This action packed sequel of True Calling just didn’t
work for me. I had my issues with the first book and I had high hopes that the
second one will win me over, but it didn’t. The plot, I like. It is fast paced and
many things happen, the conspiracies and secrets that come to light from time
to time are engaging. I could almost overlook the fact that there are too many
elements drawn in from other popular YA books, too.
But… the thing is, the love triangle became too much
for me in this instalment. One quarter of the book was basically like an
emotional ping-pong match with Ariana and Zane playing on one side and Cal on
the other, and another quarter was the same only with Cal playing next to Ari.
And it was tiring to ’watch’ to be honest.
Too bad, because new interesting characters were
introduced and the book ended with a cliff-hanger – which bugs me, because at
the moment I’m not planning to pick up the last book in the series.
Read my review of the fist book in the series here: True Calling
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