The Calling
by Kelley Armstrong
Book: Darkness Rising #2
Publisher: HarperTeen
Pub Date: April 10, 2012
Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Paranormal
Format: Print
Source: Bought
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Maya Delaney's paw-print birthmark is the mark of what she truly is - a
skin-walker. She can run faster, climb higher, and see better than nearly
everyone else. Experiencing intense connections with the animals that roam the
woods outside her home, Maya knows it's only a matter of time before she's able
to Shift and become one of them. And she believes there may be others in her
small town with surprising talents.
Now Maya and her friends have been forced to flee from their homes during a
forest fire they suspect was deliberately set. Then they're kidnapped, and
after a chilling helicopter crash, they find themselves in the Vancouver Island
wilderness with nothing but their extraordinary abilities to help them get back
home.
My Review: Welp. Things are pretty much getting predictable at this point and it kind of takes away from what the book could have been.
Maya is a skin walker. She is learning more about who she is, how it came to be, her parents and so much more. It might be a lot but things are only just starting.
Maya and her friends all have some sort of ability. They are what this organization wants and will do anything to get a hole of them and keep them captive.
A fire was set on purpose, forcing the entire town to vacate. Maya and her friends thought they'd be getting into the helicopter to get to the safe point and all will be well. They didn't expect to lose someone, crash, go into hiding/on the run and everything just got chaotic.
The story is pretty predictable . You can tell where this is all going to go before it's even mentioned. I'm also seeing that Kelley basically writes the same book in her series. It all follows the same pattern and ideas that make all the series so predictable that it doesn't make you want to go grab them.
My Rating:
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