Synopsis:
"You cannot know what light is if you have not
experienced darkness"
Ava and her people have been exiled to the planet
Poseidon for reasons she can't fathom. Upon meeting a boy from a different
sector, her life turns into a beautiful chaos. She begins to feel things she
isn't allowed to, thus motivating her to find out the truth about why her kind
are so different, and why the Council are so interested in her. Once her mind
is freed, with it comes a terrible power that could either save her kind, or
destroy them all. But Ava is not the perfect heroine. She will become what she
hates to save the ones she loves, and the cost of such a burden is deadly at
best.
About the
author:
Carlyle is a best selling South African award
wining
author, with a flair for mixing genres and adding loads of drama to every story
she creates. she has traveled the world with her books in hopes of connecting
with all kinds of book loving people, to learn as much as she can from other
book cultures with the hopes of bringing the knowledge back to her home
country.
For now she is happy to take over the world and
convert non Sci-fi believers.
Her goal as an author is to touch people's lives, and
help others love their differences and one another by delivering strong
messages of faith, love and hope within every outrageous world she writes
about.
"I love to swim, fight for the trees, and am a
food lover who is driven by my passion for life. I dream that one day my
stories will change the lives of countless teenagers and have them obsess over
the world literacy can offer them instead of worrying about fitting in. Never
sacrifice who you are, its in the dark times that the light comes to
life."
Review:
SO, I was given a copy of this book in exchange for my
honest opinion.
I love the all plot, although I think, or it seems, as
if the author wrote as the ideas came to her mine, since nothing has really an
explanation or background to justify it. It just happens. No real chain of
events.
I really liked Ava and Sam and Maya and towards the
end Troy. Oh and Tatos! I want to know so much more about him! And about Sage!
I need a bit more of lot of characters in the book. They're absolutely
fascinating.
Also anything involving magic, coming of age,
depression, adventure, romance, and danger is awesome! At least for me, we
could say it's my cup of tea.
The whole world is fascinating. It's amazing how the
author succeeded in creating and alien world that seems so much like Earth all
the while being so different.
The different peoples where also something I did quite
enjoy, since it reflects a bit what happens on our planet and how bad Humans
can be.
Now.
The writing, well it's not awful but it's not great,
you see, Ava is a very rational person, I think Carlyle really did achieve to portray
that; however, that breaks the passe of the book a bit. Things also move a bit
quicker than the ideal, some very important information is left out or really
important scenes are cut in between.
The two things I disliked the most was how Ava came to
realise something and just like that she was right and the thing happened. How
very helpful. The other thing was how Ava's relationship with *** doesn't
really evolve or builds itself, it just happens. They stare at each other, they
feel their hearts jump and they're in love. It just doesn't make much sense for
me BUT if you like love at first sight, you'll love The Broken Destiny.
Over all I loved the book. And I'm looking forward to
getting my hands on the second one. I need to know what happens next on Ava's
journey.
Rating: 3/5
Do you know this book or author?
Let me know in the comments!
Never stop dreaming,
Tânia
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