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Red Queen , by #1 New York Times bestselling author Victoria Aveyard, is a sweeping tale of power, intrigue, and betrayal, perfect for fans of George R.R. As Mare is drawn further into the Silver world, she risks everything and uses her new position to help the Scarlet Guard—a growing Red rebellion—even as her heart tugs her in an impossible direction. Mare's resigned herself to the fact that she'll always serve the Silver, a genetically gifted group of people with supernatural abilities. A chance encounter with the prince causes Mare to suddenly find herself at the royal palace as a servant, where she discovers in front of everyone that she also has a unique gift. The king and queen quickly cover up Mare's anomaly by presenting her to the rest of the Silvers as a long-lost princess and betroth her to their second-born son. There's a bit of teen romance, but luckily the characters are self-aware enough to realize its frivolity among the story's more important plot points. A solid debut from Aveyard and a welcome addition to the plethora of speculative teen lit.—Kimberly Castle-Alberts, Hudson Library & Historical Society, OH "A sizzling, imaginative thriller, where romance and revolution collide, where power and justice duel. " [Aveyard] sets her audience up for a gaspworthy twist that reconfigures nearly every character's role and leaves Mare with no one to trust but herself... Readers will be intrigued by a world that reflects today's troubling issues concerning ethnic inequality, unfair distribution of wealth, pollution, warfare, political corruption, and the frightening power of the media."
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Mare and her family and friends despise Silvers, who treat Reds like dirt and have Reds fight an unending war with a neighboring country for them. Things That Frustrated Me: The heroine: my biggest frustration with this book was the lack of character development in Mare. The romance: There were (count 'em) THREE love interests for Mare in this book. The tropes: The problem with obvious writing is that if you have a story hat relies on a lot of tropes (poor girl who's special and different; prince who is not thrilled about being prince and just wants to be normal, world that is separated into classes that needs to be overthrown), you can guess what's going to happen, and your mind tends to wander. It's frustrating because I couldn't help but notice and compare this book to a ton of other YA books (I thought of The Selection, Divergent, Hunger Games, even Harry Potter while I was reading), and the book never went beyond or did anything better or different with those tropes. I enjoyed getting into this world through Mare's eyes - as a Red, she really doesn't know much about it, and it's both interesting to see it develop and to see her thoughts on it in her unique position. I felt like I knew more about them than I did about Mare by the end of the book. Brimming with action and classic speculative fiction tropes, this is a good book for younger teens new to fantasy or looking for a book with magic to devour like popcorn."
"I liked the twist on evolution and the class struggle between the Reds and the Silvers, differences compounded by different colors of blood (literally) and the presence, or lack, of supernatural powers."
"If you are a red then you are the weaker and less fortunate in a world run by powerful silvers, reds are basically slaves to the silvers and even fights their wars on the boarder where thousands go to die. The story centers around Mare Barrow a red who grows up assuming she will be sent to the boarder to fight like her three brothers before her, her sister Gisa is talented at sewing and will be the main bread winner for her and her family when Mare leaves."
"But the writing is not particularly artistic, and the emotional portraits of the characters are flat and immature."
Torn between love and duty, Ry finds herself on a perilous mission to help the rebels and convince the kingdom of Pythus not to honor its pact with the corrupt king of Jerar--all the while deceiving the most powerful mage in the realm, the very man sworn to protect the Crown and hunt the rebels at all costs: her husband. Praise for Rachel E. Carter's USA Today bestselling The Black Mage series: "It takes a lot for me to truly fall in love with a book. - Scarlett Dawn, NYT & USA Today bestselling author of Forever Evermore "A magical academy where potential mages train and study all things magic, a love-hate relationship with an arrogant prince, and a determined and unyielding female heroine? - Raisa Santos, TheFandom.Net "Falling somewhere between the magic of Hogwarts and the excitement of Hunger Games, this story resides in the niche rather nicely!" - Margaret Faria, InD'Tale Magazine "An intriguing story with enthralling characters that shine brightly in their determination and fierce pride." - Michelle Lynn, Young Adult Books Central (YABC) "This has undoubtedly become one of my favorite YA fantasy series. Rachel E. Carter is the USA Today bestselling author of The Black Mage , a YA fantasy series about magic, love, and war -with future projects to come.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Though some of the self brooding by our main lady became a bit much to handle at times, I feel it was probably necessary to encompass her despair throughout the book."
"The book was great way to end the series."
"I was blown away with this series."
"All things come to a end some worse than others."
"Love the never give up personality of a woman who fights for her people and the man she loves."
"I had no idea what to expect when I picked up this series."
"Will read again."
"Painful to read but a lovely story nonetheless."
Before the age of seventeen, the young men and women of Jerar are given a choice --pursue a trade or enroll in a trial year in one of the realm's three war schools to study as a soldier, knight, or mage... Everyone is rooting for her to fail--first and foremost among them is Prince Darren, the school prodigy who has done nothing but make life miserable since she arrived. Praise for Rachel E. Carter's USA Today bestselling The Black Mage series: "It takes a lot for me to truly fall in love with a book. - Scarlett Dawn, NYT & USA Today bestselling author of Forever Evermore "A magical academy where potential mages train and study all things magic, a love-hate relationship with an arrogant prince, and a determined and unyielding female heroine? - Raisa Santos, TheFandom.Net "Falling somewhere between the magic of Hogwarts and the excitement of Hunger Games, this story resides in the niche rather nicely!" - Margaret Faria, InD'Tale Magazine "An intriguing story with enthralling characters that shine brightly in their determination and fierce pride." - Michelle Lynn, Young Adult Books Central (YABC) "This has undoubtedly become one of my favorite YA fantasy series. Rachel E. Carter is the USA Today bestselling author of The Black Mage , a YA fantasy series about magic, love, and war -with future projects to come.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Ok so I bought and read these books (1-3) in November of 2015 so I was excited to see a book 4 and a prequel but when I went to click on the link to the series, it claimed I had none of the books."
"There was no instance love (bonus points right there). The world that Rachel E. Carter created is rich and very will developed. I believe Miss Carter must have, probably, consulted a dill sergeant or spied on military training. I connected because of knowing what's it like to be pushed passed your limits and simply wish you where dead. But I wanted one of them to a least get caught as they broke a rules, or have an after hour scuffle that left one of the highborn's pride in a puddle of blood, or at least broken nose. It would have been great if Ryiah punch Darren, like totally blind sided him, that would have been epic. Sure the typical hot, brewing, bad, stupid, idiot hot guy was there, (AKA Darren) Ryiah did not lose her head, she didn't instantly fall madly in love, that clouded her judgment and poison the plot. Thank you Rachel for giving me the opportunity read your work, I'm am fully excited for the next book, and the action that I know is going to be in it. I highly recommend this novel, the world is rich, fun, with all the hints of darkness to come."
"The first thing to understand is that this book is focused on romance first, interpersonal drama second, and action a distant third. The guy is a complete unrelenting bastard but he occasionally shows off a softer side... only when he's alone with the girl. To repeat for emphasis: the author yada-yadas her way through half of the test that is at the center of the climax of the book. If you wanted to cheer for an underdog protagonist as she kicks ass and takes names after learning magic, not so much."
Best Teen & Young Adult Interactive Adventure Fiction eBooks
Reece Bryant’s everyday life of being a college med student is torn apart when she meets two mysterious men who whisk her away to a strange new realm. Reece adapts to this new place against everything she believes is right, but then falls in love with the wrong man, provoking dangerous consequences for all. ★★★★★ An enthralling and immersive tale of inter-dimensional romance and peril , Ancient Guardians -Book 1, The Legacy Of The Key by S. L .Morgan is one of those rare gems that crosses multiple genres. Melding the echo of historical romance with contemporary science fiction and fantasy! ★★★★★ I felt like I lived inside the world the author masterfully describes. The Ancient Guardians Novel Series Order: REECE AND LEVI'S STORY:
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"Great read, keeps you interested. I received this in exchange for an honest review."
"Well done, it held my interest, was a sweet love story, and was full of wonderful descriptions that really brought the scenery to life."
"I am happy that I saved this book to read during my vacation."
"The characters feel like friends by the time you finish it, and you want to continue to be a part of their lives."
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"This story is an incredible read with an entire dimension added to engage the reader in its unique world, do embrace this book for an evening with a book and some hot cocoa."
"And more than that her ability to interweave the super natural with. the 17th century time period. The main female character's dialogue had me. laughing out loud throughout the book."
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Princess Winter is admired by the Lunar people for her grace and kindness, and despite the scars that mar her face, her beauty is said to be even more breathtaking than that of her stepmother, Queen Levana. Here, she offers an appropriately sweet, fluttery Snow White-esque voice for Winter; a deliciously purring, cooing "popular mean girl" voice for Queen Levana; a French accent for Jacinl and many, many more. Even background characters who appear for just a line or two get distinctive voices, such as an Australian-accented guest at the wedding banquet. Soler's pacing is excellent, and she skillfully navigates listeners through Meyer's 23-hour story."
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Find Best Price at Amazon"The Lunar Chronicles is a re-imagined set of fairy tales set in the future that intertwines Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel, and Snow White. Fairest of Them All is a companion book that offers Levana's (evil stepmother to Winter) and Stars Above - a set of short stories that take place after Winter."
"Having all been united (except for Scarlet- shes still imprisoned on Luna), the team has successful derailed the marriage between Emperor Kai and queen Levena by kidnapping Kai and escaping off in the Rampion to plot their next moves; head to Luna, rescue Scarlet, and overthrow Levena while instating the true Lunar Queen in her place, none other than our beloved Cinder (or Princess Selene as is her true birth name). Meanwhile, Scarlet is imprisoned on Luna, the plaything of the mentally fragile Princess of Luna, Winter. She is thrilled with the return of her best friend Jacin after the kidnapping of the Queens betrothed and through him eventually learns of the plan by the others to overthrow Levena and instate Cinder (Selene) as Queen. Having always been jealous of her beauty and the way in which the people of Luna love her, Levena (becoming more and more unhinged as the book wears on) orders the assassination of Winter, by none other than Jacin (she is so twisted that Levena). Cinder and her gang eventually put into motion their plan which involves returning Kai to resume his marriage to Levena, arriving (semi)undetected to Luna, rescuing Scarlet."
"A very good friend enlightened me, and I promptly purchased and consumed the preceding books and then started "Winter" from the top."
"I don't want to spoil it for anyone, but all of the fighting and mind controlling was just nuts! I just wish that the final scene could have been a wedding between Kai and Selene!"
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Soon, he’s doing all he can to succeed and not embarrass his new dragon partner, Thea. She’s not thrilled with her awkward, scruffy partner, Seb, but their dragon has chosen, and now the unlikely duo must learn to work as a team. The battle in this story line had my heart thumping and I like how nothing gets to graphic (unlike so many fantasies ) so I can read this book outloud to young readers as well...Job well done and a must read for all fans of dragons young and older! ". "An epic tale of legend, magic, fantasy and Dragon flight that is fit for anyone to read . "I thoroughly enjoyed flying through this book with Sebastion, Agathea, & the young red dragon, Kalax, that chose them . Thea, from the noble House of Flamma, & Seb, the son of a poor, drunken blacksmith, both seem to have a flair for disobeying rules & finding trouble, but finally become full-fledged Dragon Riders." But I found these books and I loved them, fast paced from beginning to end plenty of magic and a good plot. Interesting battle between good and evil , and the best dragon story since Anne McCaffrey. ".
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Lady Flamma is disappointed when she realizes that the partner her dragon chose is a nobody from the poorest place in the city Torvald, Seb as Sebastian likes to be called, is the son of a blacksmith and while he is strong he has no idea how to hold a weapon let alone what to do with it. Seb is in awe of Thea, as Agathea Flamma likes to be called, because even though she is of a noble house she knows what to do in a fight, whether she uses a blade, a quarter staff, or her favorite a bow and arrows."
"Kindle version of many books have big editing mistakes, wrong word substation, strange confusing sentence structure."
"It was a good read and I like that it was a complete story with a good ending."
"Truly one of the most enjoyable books I've read."
"This is a well developed story bringing together wonderful characters and intense action."
"This book has the great quality of quickly grabbing and holding your imagination."
"It brought me back to reading Piers Anthony as a child."
"This book stands on its own yet sets up more volumes as well."