Ventura Saga: The Truth of Different Skies: Book 3

By Author / Illustrator

Kate Ling

Genre

Adventure

Age range(s)

11+

Publisher

Hachette Children's Group

ISBN

9781510200203

Format

Paperback / softback

Published

03-05-2018

Synopsis

What makes you abandon your world? How do you say goodbye when it's forever? A heart-breaking story about survival, love and hope. For fans of Meg Rosoff and Beth Revis.

'I've always feared this place would keep me rooted forever . . . but now, without gravity, I'm flying, floating, falling'

Bea feels trapped. Having never left her small town and with no money or anyone to rely on, she faces the inevitable future of a dead-end job - forced to survive, rather than live.

When a message arrives from space, a mission is planned to travel to its source. Bea knows she has to be chosen to go, no matter what it takes, even though it means leaving Earth forever. Her life has to matter.

Except she didn't plan on falling in love before she left . . .

Reviews

I love, love, loved this book! It was devoured in one sitting. The Truth of Different Skies is a prequel to The Loneliness of Distant Beings and The Glow of Fallen Stars and somehow I had missed out on reading these books when they were released. I am longing to read the rest of the series now. However, this book can be read as a standalone novel without previous series knowledge. The Truth of Different Skies is largely a romantic novel in which Beacon and Jam set out on a journey to apply for a coveted place on a space mission. They soon discover that there are 35,000 people with the same goal and only 300 places. Will they even pass the various tests and be selected? If they are successful it means that they can never return. Since Bea feels trapped in her hum drum life with a crush on a boy that can never be hers, she feels that she doesn't have a lot to lose. What she didn't count on was falling head over heels in love before she was due to go! This book had great characterisation and a plot that wasn't predictable. It kept me guessing right up until the end. Could someone really leave everything behind and say goodbye to everyone they have ever loved? Would the journey across Spain be enough of an adventure or would Bea still yearn for more than that? The Truth of Different Skies will appeal to so many people. It is dystopian, romantic fiction with a touch of sci-fi. A perfect choice for fans of Divergent and The Hunger Games. A truly moving read full of teenage angst. There is sexual content but it is not detailed, making it suitable for readers aged 14+. 372 pages / Ages 14+ / Reviewed by Clair Bossons, school librarian.