The Calling audiobook

The Calling (Darkness Rising, #2), Kelley ArmstrongMaya 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.تاریخ نخستین خوانش: روز چهارم ماه مارس سال 2014 میلادیعنوان: تماس: سری طلوع تاریکی دو؛ نویسنده: کلی آرمسترانگ؛ا. شربیانی

Kelley has been one of my first well-loved and favorite authors since I discovered her Women of the Otherworld series. Since then, her Darkest Powers Trilogy has also been added to my favorites, and even though I don't love this trilogy quite as much, it's still filled with the Kelley awesomeness that I live for! The Calling, the second installment in the Darkness Rising trilogy, continues immediately where we left off; it starts at a full speed that does not ease up until the end, where we're left with a lot of anxiety, and a promise of an exciting finale. The Calling is a full length high speed chase. In the wilderness, Maya and her friends are desperate to go home, or at the very least, to survive. It's an adrenaline filled sequel with a lot of speculating and great character building, although not an incredible amount of plot development. This is not altogether a bad thing, though, as I feel we did get a lot of important discoveries that brings the characters up to par for an epic showdown in the third and final book. As in The Gathering, the last part of the story is where we get the brunt of the plot's advancement, which leaves us with with an ending that is filled with uncertainty, in addition to having us wildly theorizing what's to come. What I love the most about Kelley's books is that they're all interconnected. Being a sister series to Darkest Powers, there is mention of our well beloved characters from the latter, as well as it having essentially the same conspiracies that came to affect their bizarre lives. With Kelley's ability to craft real, in depth characters, it always gives me a sense of nostalgia knowing the people I previously grew to love and adore in her books are still around while this is all happening. In The Calling, we not only know these people are out there, but we get a glimpse at how they're all going to come together. This makes me incredibly enthusiastic for the final book of the series. I think it's going to be all kinds of awesome!If you're new to this series, I highly recommend you start it already! Especially if you enjoyed Kelley Armstrong's Darkest Powers Trilogy. As usual, you can expect to be entertained to your full potential with this newest installment. --For more of my reviews, visit my blog at Xpresso Reads

A finished unsolicited copy was provided by the publisher for review.The book picks up right after The Gathering ended and boy did that book end well! Teens Maya, Daniel, Cory, Hayley, Nicole and Sam are all on the rescue helicopter with the pilot, mayor, and Rafe (who is unconscious). The plane goes down and Rafe is thrown out of the copter, as the rest of the teens survive the crash they head into the forest and decide to get back to the main land. Maya and Daniel lead the teens back to civilization only to find hidden truths to the powers that are growing inside of them. Maya is a pretty relatable character, she would act how any teenager would if they found out they had power beyond their control. I liked Daniel. A lot more than I liked Rafe. I just couldn't trust this new boy. We find another novel where the world as they knew it has hit the fan. Things aren't what they seem in Salmon Creek and Maya is determined to find out what happens. I can't stress enough how creeped out I get when characters have to survive on their own. Knowing how to find shelter, water and food must be hard if you lack the proper skills. I feel this book did not answer most of the questions that I had, it only brought up more questions! I can't wait until I read the final installment. Kelley Armstrong writes well and I can't wait to hear if she has more books in the future.

Quick reviewCover: Okay Rating PG Thumbs Up 4.5 Overall: Hearth Thumping.Characters: Well crafted.Plot: Action packed like running for your life.Page Turner: Yes. Series Cont.? Yes. Recommend Yes.Book Boyfriend: DANIELSUMMARY (50 words or less)Where we left off in the previous book, I was anxious to get started on the next installment. This book had a lot more action from the beginning. Again the storyline was slightly predictable, but it didn’t stifle my enjoyment of the story. It however was well worth the read.To see my full review and pic, check out my blog post below.http://mybookboyfriend.blogspot.com/2...Audio ReviewJennifer Ikeda did a wonderful job again this story. You won’t be disappointed.

I have a feeling that some people are going to hate Kelley Armstrong's The Calling. It's almost impossible that she didn't think this was going to piss a few people off. This is a book you can't take at face value. Because at face value, this is a slow progressing plot, the romance is largely missing (though not entirely, it's just not with the same guy - shock horror), and as we get more answers about Maya, her friends and the bad guys, we also get more questions. This is an adventure book. It's a prolonged action scene. It was like a cross between the Blair Witch Project, Mantracker and Survivorman. There's a lot of hiding, running, fighting, all that jazz. It started to become frustrating because if you're someone who looks for plot development, then this might be a bit of a challenge. If you're someone who's content as long as the pages are readable, then this might be your next best read. Because despite the bogging down of actual narrative movement with internal monologue and trading confidences in hushed voices, this was still very exciting. Armstrong can write. Contradictory and unhelpful as it sounds, I didn't actually find a single page boring at all. The scene moved from scene to scene, and it was exciting. I'm not sure if it's even necessarily that she's a great architect of words because I didn't find anything particularly beautiful or distinct about her writing style (as opposed to Lauren Oliver, for example, who writes prettily). Armstrong's strength, in my humble opinion, comes from the simple fact that she knows what to write about, what to focus on, where to go in a scene, what kind of characters readers will like...and that is invaluable, especially when you've read as many underwhelming books as any average YA reader has in the past while. The characters are great. Maya, as I mentioned in my The Gathering review, is probably one of the most level-headed, capable young characters I've ever read in YA. She's strong, she's smart, she's likeable. Her batch of secondary characters were also intriguing: Sam, the tough chick; Corey, Mr. Popular with jokes; Haley, the bitch who isn't really a bitch; Nicole, the angel who turns out is the spawn of Regan MacNeil; Rafe, the sympathetic love interest; and Daniel, THE BEST FRIEND WHO IS ALSO SO OBVIOUSLY THE ONE FOR HER -- ahem -- excuse me... As I was saying,the characters were nicely done. Their only downside is that they might be a little too impressive.There were other things that bothered me. One in particular was the absolute eternity it took for Maya's powers to actually unfold. Not only did it take most of the novel, but by the end, she still hadn't used it in any truly effective ways. And since this is a trilogy, I feel like this should've been the time for Maya to become acquainted with her powers, so that she can prepare for whatever is coming in the final book. If it took this much to prep for the third installment, I can't imagine how much will be thrown at us by the time The Rising comes along (although if the title is any indication, we already know exactly what we might be getting).Though perhaps, the most troubling aspect of Armstrong's books is their lack of momentum, particularly in the end. Armstrong may be the queen of the anti-climatic. Not just for overall plot, but even her chapters sometimes just...end. There isn't always a strict dramatic structure. Words and action just fall off the page, and you're looking to see where it went so you can pick up where you left off, only to find that that was it, and you must now move on to the next chapter. It would be hilarious if it wasn't so uncomfortable, jarring, and disorienting. The end, specifically, doesn't exactly inspire raging excitement for the next book. It's more like a see you when I see you, rather than a teasing gesture that evokes impulsive cupidity. Overall, this book is slow, yes, but a damn good read. And the story itself is interesting - I didn't mean to leave that part out of this review. It's creepy, suspenseful, and different. Like I said, we're still not given much, but what we do read is enticing enough to persuade us onto the third book.This was tricky. I flit back and forth between 3.5 and 4 stars. Either one is appropriate. So while there isn't much to say for plot development, there is something to be said about a book that gives so little, yet leaves you satisfied nonetheless. It's like that student who does the least amount of work but still gets an A. You want to flunk them but oh, you just can't. This review also appears on The Midnight Garden

I really enjoyed the second installment, didn't go very far with the plot but it does mean were going to better get a kick ass third book, the ending was just screaming that were going to get the old gang back.

This sequel was so good. I actaully really like the love triangle that developed in this book and I honestly don't mind who she ends up with because they're both really good guys although I have a sense On who she's gonna pick.

I can't believe it's already over :( this book how do I describe Awesome IntenseKeeps u on ur toesA whole whack of secrets MysteriousAwesome oh wait I already said it but it sooo is awesome ;) so it counts

Proper review later but another good installment. Maya might be my favourite YA character. Thank you Kelley Armstrong for writing a YA without all the stupid inner monologue crap and whining. Cliff hanger end but I'll forgive it.

I believe the best way to read this kind of trilogy is when you have all three books (I did so with The Darkest Powers trilogy - it worked really well that way), but since I'm no saint and don't have a patience of one, I'm reading them as they come. The Gathering was a little action-slow, introducing new world, new characters and another puzzle piece from top secret supernaturals experiments. Even if it was slow, it was also very interesting, new characters were strong and distinguished, presented puzzle - intriguing. The Calling is quite a different story. Since the world building was for the most part done in The Gathering we now get a lot more action and a little more connections to the previous series (The Darkest Powers). It was an action all through the book till the bittersweet end. We get few mysteries solved (they really surprised me by the way), and a lot new ones presented.So I'm waiting now for the last instalment (1,5!!!! years of waiting for crying out loud.....), and then I'm going to read all three books at once so I'll be able to enjoy these series to the fullest. Till then...well I'm going to imagine all kinds of scenarios how it may end myself :)