Beware the Night (The Offering Series, #1)

Veda is a Basso living with her grandfather on one side of the island of Bellona. Her friend Nico is Dogio and lives with his parents on the other side. There is a huge difference between the Basso and the Dogio; the Basso are poor and the Dogio are wealthy. The Imperi guards make Offerings of the Basso people to please the Sun. They do this as an honor to provide food and keep the peace. There is a third group on the island – The Night. The Basso are told the Night comes to the village destroys houses and kidnaps people. When Veda meets Dorian, he makes her question everything she has ever known. Who is telling the truth?

The book is written in first person point of view in present tense. It flows well and the characters are developed. The book kept by interest and I couldn’t stop reading it until I finished it. The last chapter is written from Nico’s point of view and ends with the reader wondering what is going to happen next. This is the first in the series and I look forward to the release of the second book.