Chasing Roy G. Biv by Grace Templeton
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

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Imagine being an artist who could only see a few colours. We get to explore that concept, and much more, in this original story. ‘Chasing Roy G. Biv’ is the first book in the Broken Worlds series by Grace Templeton. An intriguing title for an interesting and unique book. This is a dystopian story that has some sci-fi elements, fantasy, drama, good world building, and well-crafted characters.
This is the first book that I have read by Ms. Templeton, and I was curious about it, because of its unusual title- I needed to know what it meant/was about. I was drawn into the complex story, which had quite a lot going on in it. While, for the most part, the story was easy to follow- there were parts that were quite ‘busy’ and just a little confusing.
Rose Thomas lives in a world where seeing all the colours of the spectrum is not a birthright. All the people here can only see limited colours- to be able to see more, they need to find their soulmate, who will enable them to see and complete their full colour range. But, there is a time limit for finding their soulmate- so, if they haven’t found one by the time they turn thirty, they are then ‘eliminated’.
Rose is an art student, who despite her handicap, manages quite well. She also works part time in the gift shop at the art museum. She hasn’t connected to anyone yet- and at twenty-one, her time to do so is diminishing. Quite unexpectedly she is drawn to not just one person, but seven other people. This is where the story gets interesting.
As this is the first book in the series, I am intrigued by where the author will take the story in the second book.

Thank you, Ms. Templeton!

Reviewed by @angelahayes

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