And we were trekking through the woods one day... 
 True to form Kelley Armstrong had a slow start with The Gathering but things were definitely moving right along in The Calling. The pace was great such that I didn't want to put it down and was able to get through it in about a day. 
 We start with a tense and dramatic scene in the helicopter picking up right where The Gathering left off. I was so shocked how this scene turned out. It was a heart wrencher but I don't want to do a spoiler. I must say once they are back on land Maya has a lot to think about. And when there is a repeat of the "almost drowning" incident from the year before it has Maya very suspicious concerning her friends. 
 I had a few moments of severe aggravation with Maya where I wanted to facepalm her because she keeps making excuses to herself as to why she is keeping information from Daniel. It started to get really old and annoying. I was also I we didn't see as much of her snarky personality I'd come to love in The Gathering. But I guess that's understandable since they are on the run the entire book. 
 Maya is in her element surrounded by the woods she loves, but the rest of the teens are at a disadvantage. It's great to see them stick together and some of the self sacrificing acts that are pulled are very touching. Even though they spend most of the time in the woods I wasn't bored at all, but I did wonder when they were finally going to get out of them. 
 I was in for a surprise near the end, and my suspicions about the possible love triangle were spot on I think. Though thankfully I think this one is being really well done. Now I have got to get my hands on the final book in the trilogy!