Book: Taoree
Series: Taoree Trilogy #1
Self Published
Publication Date: August 30, 2017
Length: 242 pages
Reviewed by Morningstar
Synopsis
If you’re reading this, I hope that means that we’ve survived, but after everything I’ve seen, I’m sure that’s only wishful thinking…
This is my story… a story of what happens when you trust an alien race. A race that lived peacefully with humans for over two years, but something suddenly changed. When all hell breaks loose, can we count on the Taoree to step up and help or could they be the real cause of all the terror?
Three of my friends and I try to make our way back home to our families, but there’s chaos at every turn. We can trust no one; we only rely on each other. And even though we work together, nothing can stop the heartbreak and terror that surrounds us.
Before you judge me, ask yourself this: When there’s danger at every turn and nowhere safe to hide, what would you do to keep you and yours alive? Some of us won’t survive… What will happen to those of us that are left behind?
Taoree is Book One in the Taoree Trilogy and is meant to be read as part of a series. This book ends on a cliffhanger, but there is a promise of a happy ending at the end of the trilogy.
Review
I fell in love this author’s
writing in her book How We Survive and once again she proved to me with this book
that she knows how to build a story and characters that grab me and make me
hold on for dear life. She is able to
create a world that makes the pit of my
stomach hurt with what each character goes through, each piece that is revealed, and the level of hold-onto-your-britches-cause-it’s-about-to-get-bumpy
(or you know whatever the equivalent to driving over a lava field is).
I hate to give this warning because I know some will turn away because
of it, but there is a cliffhanger.
Honestly, I am not too keen on them myself,
but in an apocalyptic story, you are hard
pressed to read a good one that doesn’t end that way. There is too much going into every bit of the character development,
relationship development, and world building to end this quickly without it
feeling rushed and lousy. The author took her time giving us scenes that
furthered her story, connecting us to each character, and creating a story that
had all the questions they should come up when you are going on this journey,
come up.
Jeremy. Holy Christ on a cracker
what that guy goes through in this story is nothing short of terrible. All the falling in love, aliens taking over, an
unknown connection to an alien he’s never
met but one that saves him time and time again. Oh and the loss. There is loss. People we like die. But I was OK with
that because she warned us going in and
I’ve read her work, she doesn’t do that lightly or just for show. There are
reasons. And in this, I fully got her
reasons. I loved Jeremy. He had such an inner strength and even after seeing
and doing the things he had to go through he had a core of him that was light
and took life day by day. He worried, he feared, but he didn’t let those things stop him
from building something real and keeping his positive attitude.
Orrean. I freaking love him. Orrean is the alien that has this who
knows why connection with him. Jeremy
fears it at first but man oh freaking man the first time they met in person was...amazing. Besides you know all the saving and
killing that had to be done before that
moment of recognition. Orrean was so protective of Jeremy and his rag tag
family of friends. He had abilities that you have to see to believe, and they are helped along in some way
by Jeremy. I mentioned that connection. Yeah, there is something there, and I for one cannot wait to see what it
is.
The secondary characters, if you could call them that, are in my
opinion just as important as the main characters. Colt, and Nolan, and Wes, and
Cal all play a significant part in this story, and I couldn’t love each one of them
more. To me, they are just as much main players in this story as Jeremy and
Orrean because for the most part they are front and center not just occasional
drop ins.
I could say more. I could go into more detail of the wonders of
Michele’s writing. I could talk about the world building. But I’m not because
you must read it, experience it, to fully feel and understand the awesomeness
that is Taoree.
Ok, Michele, I’m ready for book two now!
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