Boom, you're born. Now what? For Joy Abara, you’re paired with this royal, adopted, musically talented, kind of selfish boy for the rest of your life, that’s what. Meet Felix Hamdi from a (mostly) all-powerful, loved royal family, and Joy Abara from a very poor family who does what they can to survive. Felix and Joy are thrown on an unexpected adventure when they’re forced out of their home world and get trapped in a whole new one, as their first in person meeting. Of course this isn’t the first time they’ve talked. That would be crazy… right? No, no, they’re able to communicate with each other in their minds! That’s not so crazy in this world. Everyone born after the Kindred law was made, has a Kindred and can communicate with their own Kindred who you’re paired with at birth. This law was made to save the kingdom from revolution to ensure every person, poor, royal, or other, would be seen and heard. Felix and Joy were paired and are definitely an unlikely pairing. In The Kindred by Alechia Dow, follow Felix and Joy on this space trip to see how these two are going to get back home, avoid everyone thinking they’re murderers, and survive each other! The author did a good job of introducing Felix and Joy. The dialogue helped develop the character’s personalities and give readers more insight into their thoughts and feelings while also adding humour with it. The author adds different perspectives such as interviewers and news reporters following Joy’s and Felix’s story, but of course only from an outside view. Joy and Felix’s relationship is developed throughout the whole story but I felt that the story lost a little steam once they landed on Earth. However, there is a lot of great humor, and great representation in this story. If you liked author Alechia Dow’s first novel, The Sound of Stars, then definitely pick this one up! Kai Tefft, EO Blogger
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