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A review by momwithareadingproblem
The Lost Savior by Siobhan Davis
5.0
I received an eARC of this book from the author. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of this review.
Perfection….I don’t know another word that best describes my experience reading Siobhan Davis's The Lost Savior. I make no secret my love for sci-fi and this book is the start of an amazing sci-fi series. At least I’m 99.999% sure it will be amazing. The Lost Savior hooked me during the first chapter and I could not sit it down. I devoured it and then promptly skimmed through a second time to catch more details.
Victoria King, Tori to her friends, is the main character and most of the story is told from her perspective. Tori is an athletic, confident teen in love who has her entire life planned out ahead of her when a life-threatening encounter with someone who can only be described as alien changes everything Tori knows about herself. Now she’s changing: running faster, healing overnight, hearing voices in her head. Seriously she’s freaked and wouldn’t you be?! She feels like she doesn’t fit into her skin anymore and is no longer the person she thought she was. It’s a scary situation for her and only made worse when four new guys arrive at her high school.
Dane, Maddox, Cooper, and Beckett cause a stir in Tori’s little community and bring upheaval to her life. I personally liked them all. I felt that Siobhan Davis did a good job introducing this reverse harem without it feeling dirty. Does that make sense? Each of the boys are unique and fully fleshed out, yet rely on one another to act as a whole unit. I loved this aspect of their characters. My favorite is probably Maddox because he is the muscle of the group, yet very bright and intuitive to Tori’s needs without being intrusive.
The plot revolves around Tori and her learning about her origin and powers. When the guys reveal who they are and why they are there, Tori fights it and I can’t blame her. She has a life and they are turning it on its head. What was right and good in Tori’s life no longer is and she feels helpless to stop it. I loved the alien element to the story. Sci-fi is one of my favorite genres and I love that Siobhan Davis is getting back to it. The world-building is only beginning in this book, but I have high hopes for the future of this series.
The only issue I took with this story was the added drama between Tori and her boyfriend. I felt it off from her character and it made me dislike her and him. Tori lies to him and strings him along while she grows closer to the new guys, and I felt it cheapened what the author was trying to convey about their relationship. This extra drama caused my eyes to roll once or twice.
Overall I loved The Lost Savior and after that ending I don’t know how I will be able to wait for book two. I’m curious to see where the story will go and hope for more world-building and aliens in the future. Full of action, drama, a little steamy romance, I cannot wait to see where Siobhan Davis will take me next. I highly recommend this book for those that enjoy science fiction, aliens, action, and romance.
Perfection….I don’t know another word that best describes my experience reading Siobhan Davis's The Lost Savior. I make no secret my love for sci-fi and this book is the start of an amazing sci-fi series. At least I’m 99.999% sure it will be amazing. The Lost Savior hooked me during the first chapter and I could not sit it down. I devoured it and then promptly skimmed through a second time to catch more details.
Victoria King, Tori to her friends, is the main character and most of the story is told from her perspective. Tori is an athletic, confident teen in love who has her entire life planned out ahead of her when a life-threatening encounter with someone who can only be described as alien changes everything Tori knows about herself. Now she’s changing: running faster, healing overnight, hearing voices in her head. Seriously she’s freaked and wouldn’t you be?! She feels like she doesn’t fit into her skin anymore and is no longer the person she thought she was. It’s a scary situation for her and only made worse when four new guys arrive at her high school.
Dane, Maddox, Cooper, and Beckett cause a stir in Tori’s little community and bring upheaval to her life. I personally liked them all. I felt that Siobhan Davis did a good job introducing this reverse harem without it feeling dirty. Does that make sense? Each of the boys are unique and fully fleshed out, yet rely on one another to act as a whole unit. I loved this aspect of their characters. My favorite is probably Maddox because he is the muscle of the group, yet very bright and intuitive to Tori’s needs without being intrusive.
The plot revolves around Tori and her learning about her origin and powers. When the guys reveal who they are and why they are there, Tori fights it and I can’t blame her. She has a life and they are turning it on its head. What was right and good in Tori’s life no longer is and she feels helpless to stop it. I loved the alien element to the story. Sci-fi is one of my favorite genres and I love that Siobhan Davis is getting back to it. The world-building is only beginning in this book, but I have high hopes for the future of this series.
The only issue I took with this story was the added drama between Tori and her boyfriend. I felt it off from her character and it made me dislike her and him. Tori lies to him and strings him along while she grows closer to the new guys, and I felt it cheapened what the author was trying to convey about their relationship. This extra drama caused my eyes to roll once or twice.
Overall I loved The Lost Savior and after that ending I don’t know how I will be able to wait for book two. I’m curious to see where the story will go and hope for more world-building and aliens in the future. Full of action, drama, a little steamy romance, I cannot wait to see where Siobhan Davis will take me next. I highly recommend this book for those that enjoy science fiction, aliens, action, and romance.