Aim: A blog tour post!

Aim is the first book in the completed 'The Subjects' trilogy, and I had the pleasure of reading this for review, in order to celebrate the completion of the trilogy! To see more reviews from this tour- click here!

Here's a brief synopsis:

The door opens, and Alish steps out of the lab for the first time ever …
Can she escape?

Outside, there’s nothing, nothing but a small herd of cows, and stretches and stretches of parched red desert in all directions …

She is still trapped.

Then a helicopter flies overhead …

Salvation at last or something more sinister?

Aim is the first book in the completed Subjects Trilogy, a young adult science fiction, set in NSW, Australia, about freedom and justice. If you like action packed adventures, psychological thrillers and mysteries then you will love Aim.

My review:

To me, Aim was an easy to read YA sci-fi. I found that the story itself was paced nicely, where it was slow to start, and built up the world well. 

I enjoyed how characters Subject A and Subject B discover the world around them is more complex than what has been taught to them via 'lessons' that the Professor gave them. I also loved how there was differences in personality between A and B, which affects how they react and interact with others they come across. I also enjoyed reading how the powers that they discover they have are unique, and are different to those that you typically read about in conventional sci-fi. I did feel that the 'world' that the characters belong too stood out more for me than the characters- with the world experienced by A and B changing from the white-walled lab to the unknown open outdoors, which is heavily described.

I thought it was also a rather interesting to see characters choose either to forgive or retribution, as well as the excessive questioning other characters' motives. I also loved the different perspectives side-characters brought into A and B's situation, and how they all meshed well into the story, despite everything going downhill. I also love how science was cleverly woven throughout the book!

All-in-all, I found this a light, quick read, and I enjoyed it for the descriptiveness, and I hope that I get to read the next two installments- Method and Conclusion in the near future!

My rating for this book is 4.5/5

About the author:

P.R. Castle grew up in Sydney, Australia. She has studied both chemistry and marketing at university. Castle has spent a spent a lot of time with teens; youth camps, community service projects, and youth groups, drawing a desire from her to write something for teens, something that is thrilling and entertaining but really makes them think about the deeper questions, to mull over what makes them human and reflect.

Links to check out:

Add to Goodreads | Trilogy's Website | P.R. Castle's Website 

 P. R. Castle's Facebook | Get the book on Amazon! 

Thanks to AusYABloggers for a copy of Aim in exchange for a blog post! :)