Book Title: Becoming Calder
Author: Mia Sheridan
Series: Sign of Love #5
Release Date: October 5th, 2014
Genres: New Adult, Contemporary
There is a place in modern day America with no electricity, no plumbing, and no modern conveniences. In this place, there is no room for dreams, no space for self-expression, and no tolerance for ambition.
In this place, there is a boy with the body of a god and the heart of a warrior. He is strong and faithful and serves his family honorably. But he dares to dream of more.
In this place, there is a girl with the face of an angel and a heart full of courage. To her family, she is the vision of obedient perfection. But she dares to want that which she has been told can never be hers.
Becoming Calder is the story of good versus evil, fear versus bravery, and the truth that the light of love has always found its way into even the darkest of places . . . From the beginning of time, to the end of the world.
THIS IS THE FIRST PART IN A TWO-PART SIGN OF LOVE SERIES INSPIRED BY AQUARIUS. THE SECOND PART, FINDING EDEN, IS AVAILABLE NOW.
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"As long as we're both under the same moon, we'll always find a way to each other."
Is it possible to be left almost breathless after putting down a book? I really didn't think so until now that I've read Mia Sheridan's writing. What an absolutely phenomenal experience to be part of this beautiful world that Mia brings to the table with her flawless writing. How is it that I've not read any of her books sooner?! *smacks self*
Okay hopefully this will be a quick review as I need to jump into the next book ASAP!
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Becoming Calder is the first book in a 2-part series inspired by the astrological zodiac of Aquarius and depicts the forbidden love story of Calder and Eden.
Taking place in a present-day setting but far from the norms of today's modern society, we are introduced to the city of Acadia where we first meet a young Calder. In Acadia, people live without any modern conveniences. They are loyal to their ruler, Hector and they worship their Gods without question.
One day when Hector brought back a young girl named Eden and claimed her to be the sign from the Gods that will save the city from an imminent flood, he vowed to marry Eden once she is of age. It is during this announcement ceremony that Calder first laid eyes on Eden and they shared an immediate bond.
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I'm not even sure where to begin on writing how I feel about this book. All I know is that my feelings are all over the place right now. There is a certain elegance to Mia's writing and the story screams originality which made this read felt like taking a breath of fresh air. Her words had the power to bring out some poignant moments throughout the book and she has a gift in story-telling that captivates you.
"A morning glory is a beautiful flower, delicate-like. Blue, just like your eyes. But the thing about a morning glory? The thing about a morning glory is if you let it, it will totally take over your crops, because it's not just a flower. It's also a weed, totally invasive. Stronger than it looks."
The forbidden love aspect was painstakingly beautiful in this book and got me hooked from the start till the end. The secret meetings they shared, their intense love and longing for each other, the pure joy that exudes from them in each encounter after they struggled so hard to meetup; ALL of these emotions that both of them shared, I genuinely felt them too.
"I'm going to take it slow this time. We're going to burn every stroke, every touch, and every kiss into our skin so when we're back together, it will only then just be cooling. While we're apart, we'll still be keeping each other warm."
Mia Sheridan has brought their love story alive through these pages and it was almost like I felt this need to protect them like my own child. My heart pounds for this couple and with every step of their journey in fighting for their love, I was right there with them. I swear there were moments that my heart went from soaring with joy to suddenly being absolute heart-wrenched!
"If this is the last piece of heaven I get before I'm dragged down to hell, then I'll gladly take it."
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Overall, Becoming Calder is undoubtedly an amazing start to a unique compelling, powerful tale of two young souls who strongly fought for their forbidden love. Two people who dared to dream more and were willing to take chances at their shot of freedom.
I cannot stress enough how much I LOVE the writing in this book. I swear my fingers had a damn good exercise highlighting half of my Kindle pages!
Okay I cannot wait to jump into Book 2, Finding Eden to continue rooting for this couple and make sure they get their deservedly HEA. I'm just really over-the-moon thankful that it's being released the same day as Becoming Calder.
SO EXCUSE ME WHILE I CONTINUE TO SWIM IN THE AWESOMENESS OF MIA SHERIDAN'S WRITING NOW.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Mia Sheridan is a New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal Bestselling author. Her passion is weaving true love stories about people destined to be together. Mia lives in Cincinnati, Ohio with her husband. They have four children here on earth and one in heaven.
