Path of Totality

The Revolution Series, Book 1

By: Heather Kreke

Narrated by: Christy Lou

Jadzia Mills never wanted to be a killer, but when war erupts, she’s torn from her family and forced to join the military. When her best friend is killed, she embarks on a perilous cross-country journey, trying to stay ahead of the ones hunting her.

Help comes in an unexpected way when she meets Ryker, who insists upon helping her. Jadzia’s mixed feelings toward him only complicate her goals.

Can they work together when sacrifice seems the only way to survive?

©2022 Heather Kreke (P)2023 Heather Kreke

Exciting and Captivating

This is a book that will capture your imagination from the first scene. Christy Lou’s narration of this first person thriller will intrigue all your 5 senses. You will be amazed and terrified as Jadzia’s life is torn apart by futuristic terrorists. She is thrown into a horrible war and must do whatever it takes to survive and get back to her family. Thank you Heather Kreke for writing this amazing book. and Christy Lou for your beautiful narration. I can’t wait to hear book two.

YA dystopian with Christian themes

I really do enjoy a good speculative title every now and then. This YA dystopian tells the story of Jadzia, a 17-year-old who is forced into the military after a series of terrorist attacks plunges the United States into war.

(Review note: Yes, the main character's name is Jadzia. Like Jadzia Dax from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. I'd hardly gotten used to it when the names of other Star Trek characters appeared, including Sisko, Bashir, Archer, and Riker/Ryker. Readers who are not Star Trek nerds might not pick up on this, but it did make me roll my eyes, if only because there were so many of them.)

Jadzia is motivated to do well in the military, but soon it all becomes too much and her goals change dramatically. She must lean on her instincts and her training to cross hundreds of miles, facing hunger, exhaustion, and attacks from unfriendly foes. Is anyone trustworthy?

Travel with Jadzia for one survival adventure after another. When she meets a group who live by the tenets of the Bible, she has to make different choices entirely.

I thought the writing was well-done, as was the narration for the audiobook. There were a few minor things that bothered me, such as the second point of view character not being introduced until around Chapter 40, and the book ends in a cliffhanger to draw you in for the second book in the series. Overall, however, I would recommend this for fans of YA dystopian with a Christian theme woven in.