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This book follows a girl Celaena Sardothien a former assassin who was taken from a death camp working in the mines to compete in a competition to become the king’s champion if she wins and becomes the king’s champion she will have to work for him for 4 years before she gains her freedom. As the competition goes on other champions are mysteriously winding up dead and more information comes to light Celaena realizes that there is something deeper going on in the castle. The mai

Recommended by Eva M. My Dearest Darkest by Kayla Cottingham is a young adult thriller story about two girls who accidentally unleash a powerful being in the abandoned section of their school. The girls have to work together to contain this being before it consumes the school and eventually the entire town. My Dearest Darkest is a thrilling nail biter that will always have you wanting to know what happens next. I really enjoyed this book and it kept me hooked up until the ve

Recommended by Eva M. The Cousins by Karen M. McManus is a page-turning mystery novel that will have you hooked until the very end. Three cousins who have never met each other before are invited to their wealthy grandmother's island resort to work there for the summer. But while they are there they learn many dark secrets about their family's past. The characters were very well described and the author's writing really paints a picture in the reader's head. I highly recommend

Recommended by Eva M. Realm Breaker is about a group of unexpected citizens from all over the world who have to join together to stop the evil force from taking over the realm. Victoria Aveyard has a very distinct, descriptive writing style and although her writing is able to paint a vivid picture in the reader's mind, it can be a little slow at certain points. I found that there were parts of this book where I didn't feel like reading and had to put the book aside for a whil

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Recommended by Eva M. The Hawthorne Legacy is the second book in the Inheritance Games duology. Compared to the first book, The Hawthorne Legacy was a little harder to get into and wasn't as much of a page turner. It followed the same story line as the first book in the sense that the main character is still to figure out why she inherited the wealthy stranger's fortune. The author once again did and amazing job developing the characters. There were many plot twists in this b

Recommended by Eva M. The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes is about a random girl who one day inherits a wealthy man's entire fortune, but the girl swears she has never met or even heard of the man in her life. The whole book is about the girl trying to determine why she inherited the man's fortune. I personally could not put the book down due to all of the plot twists and cliff hangers at the end of chapters. The characters were very well developed and the author di

Recommended by Eva M. Dance of Thieves by Mary E. Pearson is a fantasy book with a little romance between the two main characters. The book was beautifully written; the author did an amazing job describing the characters' appearances and the settings. I could not put this book down; I always wanted to find out what happened next. The characters were very well developed and I enjoyed everything about this book. The author did a great job keeping the reader interested. I highly