I happened across The Reluctant Sacrifice while scrolling though NetGalley and thought it sounded interesting. It was a quick read and had a solidly built story to keep me flipping the pages.

The story revolves around Aubrey Shaw who is linked to a prophecy that essentially requires her to sacrifice herself for her people. If you can’t tell from the title, Aubrey isn’t down with that and with her ability as a jumper, she has been able to evade the people who most want to find her…her father, her sister, and her best friend (former) Joshua.

As far as characters go, I thought they were all well-developed. Aubrey was likable, caring and smart. The one thing I didn’t get was why she kept giving Joshua a pass. He, like the rest of their people, wanted her dead…no matter what he felt for her. And to add to my dislike, he hooked up with Aubrey’s sister. UGH…NO. I really liked Coy and he was definitely the better of the two guys. He did what he could to protect Aubrey and I thought his backstory was interesting.

Definitely consider checking this one out. I’m glad I came across this one and will watch for more from this author.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the review copy!