The Calling by Kelley Armstrong

Release Date: April 10^th 2012

Publisher: HarperCollins

Age Group: Young Adult

Pages: 326 pages

Source: Borrowed

I was so disappointed by this installment. I was expecting more and more and more. But no.

If you recall, The Gathering was one of my favorite books in 2011 and so my expectations were up high. But it was boring and confusing and too much text floated right in front of my eyes. Maya wasn’t interesting like in the gathering. Daniel lost his charm in this book. Like why? What happened?

The plot was slow and pointless. I don’t know how this book helped to create a bridge between book 1 and book 3. I really hope book 3 picks up.

I kept flipping the pages to know how long its going to take me to finish the book. I was glad to finish it and I am sorry to say this because book 1 was amazing and epic. Oh well!

The Gathering by Kelley Armstrong

The Gathering by Kelley Armstrong

Release Date: April 12^th 2011

Publisher: HarperCollins

Age Group: Young Adult

Pages: 359

Source:  the library
Sixteen-year-old Maya is just an ordinary teen in an ordinary town. Sure, she doesn't know much about her background - the only thing she really has to cling to is an odd paw-print birthmark on her hip - but she never really put much thought into who her parents were or how she ended up with her adopted parents in this tiny medical-research community on Vancouver Island.

Until now.

Strange things have been happening in this claustrophobic town - from the mountain lions that have been approaching Maya to her best friend's hidden talent for "feeling" out people and situations, to the sexy new bad boy who makes Maya feel . . . . different. Combine that with a few unexplained deaths and a mystery involving Maya's biological parents and it's easy to suspect that this town might have more than its share of skeletons in its closet. 

The book took place in Vancouver. With the beauty of its beautiful people and the nature of the wildlife that was described in the book, I fell in love with Vancouver. 

And more importantly, I loved the book.

Each page left you wondering of what might happen next. I was wondering till the last page. It was quite fascinating to get clues from here and there and to match them up together. Of course, this book was a set up for the next, upcoming books in this series.

The characters were very well written. However, I felt like shaking Maya to tell her to open her eyes. I want to tell Maya to listen to Daniel's dad. Because with all the craziness that Daniel's dad keep saying and how he bullies Daniel, you, Maya, can read in between the lines. And figure what he meant in one of his shouts.

Did I lose you? Sorry, I just had to say that to Maya. I think you will get the grip of what I mean when you read the book yourself.

After reading this book I was 1) I was so proud Kelley is a Canadian author 2) omg! I can't wait for book 2 because book 1 was promising and epic.

Tata for now