Review: A Great Second Part of the Kiah's Soul-Shifting Journey Collection!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 19, 2014
My foster daughter and I read the first book of this series together and it was such a huge hit with her that we picked up the second book and immidiately began reading it as well. Just as I had mentioned in my review of the first book- this book also has a lot of similarites to The Hunger Games (first book). The main character Kiah is a strong female character- which is so unique in modern action literature.If you happen to come across this book having not read,"The Quadrant War", I suggest you read that book first. It will get you a good start on the storyline. I feel like if people jumped into this book without reading the first one they'd not have as much knowledge of the history of the story. Although it's necessary to read the first book (and you could read the second story without reading the first book and still understand it) I just feel like it's a better experience for the reader.In the last book we watched Kiah grow from a bit of a self-doubting young girl, into a very confident woman. And this book brings us to the next step in her story. Kiah's original home is a poverty-stricken area where famen is common. But in this story, Kiah steps out of the confines of her descolate home and into the "City of Technology"- a place that differs grately from her original home. She ventures into the city in hopes of bringing peace to her home.The romance in this story also grows (which, of course, makes it once again a huge hit with the teenage girl audience). In this story Kiah's love interest hits some bumps in the road, and we watch her relationships develop facing the natural challenges that so many modern relationships do. I love this aspect of the story, because not only did my daughter adore it and swoon over all of the gushy aspects- but it opened up discussions for us to talk about modern relationships and the difficulties they sometimes face.This book was once again well worth taking the time to read. Kiah, the main character, stood out as a fantastic young woman- exactly the kind of strong-minded young lady I hope my daughter grows up to be. Loved this addition to the Kiah's Soul-Shifting Journey collection. And would, once again, highly recommend it!