Since the Raxter School for Girls was placed under quarantine, it has been eighteen months. Since Hetty’s life was upended by the Tox, which struck. It was a slow start. The teachers passed away first, one by one. The students’ bodies then started to become odd and unfamiliar as they spread among them. The girls don’t dare venture outside the school’s fence since the Tox has rendered the woods frightening and wild, and they are now cut off from the outside world and left to fend for themselves on their island home. As the Tox creeps through everything, they wait for the treatment that was promised to them.
Hetty will go to whatever lengths to find Byatt, even if it means cutting quarantine and facing the dangers that lay beyond the fence, but when Byatt mysteriously disappears, Hetty will. And when she does, Hetty discovers that their narrative and their time at Raxter are more complex than she might have imagined.
Best Quotes from this Book:
“We don’t get to choose what hurts us”
“I think I’d been looking for it all my life
a storm in my body to match the one in my head.”
“There’s no room to feel bad. If I feel that, I have to feel everything else.”
“It’s like that, with all of us here. Sick, strange, and we don’t know why. Things bursting out of us, bits missing and pieces sloughing off, and then we harden and smooth over.”
“See how a body will change, to give you the best chance it can.”
In the three kingdoms of Mytica, magic has been neglected for quite some time. And while decades of hard-won calm have ruled, a deadly restlessness now simmers under the surface. As the monarchs of each nation vie for control, the lives of their citizens are ruthlessly altered… And four major characters, both royals, and rebels find their destinies irrevocably interwoven. Cleo, Jonas, Lucia, and Magnus are immersed in a world of devious betrayals, stunning killings, hidden alliances, and even unexpected love.
The only consequence that is definite is the demise of kingdoms. Who will emerge victorious when all they know collapses? On the eve of battle… Choose your side. Princess: Cleo, raised in pampered luxury, must now go on a perilous trek into enemy territory in pursuit of long-extinct magic. Jonas, incensed by injustice, lashes out against the oppressive powers that have held his country in abject poverty.
To his surprise, he becomes the leader of a people’s movement that has been in the building for generations. Adopted into the royal family at infancy, Lucia finds the truth about her background and the magical inheritance she is destined to wield in Sorceress. Firstborn son Magnus, bred for violence and taught to conquer, learns to discover that the heart may be more dangerous than the sword.
In the three kingdoms of Mytica, magic has been neglected for quite some time. And while decades of hard-won calm have ruled, a deadly restlessness now simmers under the surface. As the monarchs of each nation vie for control, the lives of their citizens are ruthlessly altered… And four major characters, both royals, and rebels find their destinies irrevocably interwoven. Cleo, Jonas, Lucia, and Magnus are immersed in a world of devious betrayals, stunning killings, hidden alliances, and even unexpected love.
The only consequence that is definite is the demise of kingdoms. Who will emerge victorious when all they know collapses? On the eve of battle… Choose your side. Princess: Cleo, raised in pampered luxury, must now go on a perilous trek into enemy territory in pursuit of long-extinct magic. Jonas, incensed by injustice, lashes out against the oppressive powers that have held his country in abject poverty.
To his surprise, he becomes the leader of a people’s movement that has been in the building for generations. Adopted into the royal family at infancy, Lucia finds the truth about her background and the magical inheritance she is destined to wield in Sorceress. Firstborn son Magnus, bred for violence and taught to conquer, learns to discover that the heart may be more dangerous than the sword.
Adelina Amouteru is a blood fever survivor. A decade ago, the fatal disease ravaged her nation. The majority of afflicted individuals perished, but many of the surviving offspring were left with unusual tattoos. Adelina’s once-dark hair is now silver, her eyelashes are now pale, and she has a jagged scar where her left eye used to be. This rendered her a malfetto, an abomination, tarnishing their family’s reputation and hindering their financial success. Some of the survivors of the fever are thought to have more than just scars; they are supposed to possess enigmatic and potent abilities; their names are unknown, but they are known as the Young Elites.
Teren Santoro is employed by the king. As Leader of the Inquisition Axis, it is his responsibility to seek down and eliminate the Young Elites before they can destroy the nation. He thinks the Young Elites to be dangerous and vindictive, but Teren may hold the deepest secret.
Enzo Valenciano is a Dagger Society member. This hidden group of Young Elites searches for similar individuals before the Inquisition Axis can. But when the Daggers uncover Adelina, they discover someone with unmatched abilities.
Adelina desires to think that Enzo is on her side and Teren is her genuine adversary. However, the lives of these three will unexpectedly converge as each battle is a unique and personal war. One thing, though, is certain: Adelina possesses powers that do not fit in this world. The darkness of vengeance in her heart. And the drive to annihilate everybody who dares to cross her path.
It would take a god to put an end to one. Will Sumner, a member of the Resistance, is driven almost solely by the desire to exact revenge for the death of his father at the hands of the cruel King Alexander Drygo. Will and his brothers launch an assault to seize the most valuable treasure that the king possesses as soon as they realize they have the opportunity to do so. Will discovers that the gods of old are not dead after all as he acquires the unfathomable power of a fabled soul stone. However, despite his newly discovered abilities, he is no match for the dictator who currently occupies the throne.
Now, the power that he believed would be his salvation has a good chance of taking either his life or his soul from him. Will turns to an unexpected source for aid and joins forces with a defiant band that may or may not have his best interests at heart so that he may bring this out-of-control magic under control. Will’s brothers have turned their backs on him, and even his closest allies might end up betraying him. Will’s foes will stop at nothing to take away his life and claim his power for themselves.
The heart-wrenching and eye-opening voyage of self-discovery and emotional anguish that is contained inside Soul Render is packed to the brim with constant action and mind-boggling story twists that will leave you wanting more. This sweeping tale of swords and magic will appeal greatly to those who enjoy the works of R.A. Salvatore, Brandon Sanderson, and Sarah J. Maas.
Ruby, fire blood who is seventeen years old, is required to keep her abilities of heat and flame a secret from the ruthless frostblood ruling class, which seeks to exterminate all remaining members of her species. Therefore, when her mother is murdered for trying to protect her, and when rebel frostbloods seek her assistance in killing their tyrannical king, she decides to assist them. Ruby’s powers, on the other hand, are difficult to foresee, and she is unsure whether or not she is ready to allow the rebels and a young guy named Arcus who is both irritating and attractive to use her as their weapon.
All she wants is vengeance, but before they can carry it out, Ruby is kidnapped and made to compete in the king’s tournaments, in which fireblood inmates face off against frost blood champions. Now, she has just a single opportunity to bring down the insane dictator who has taken everything from her as well as the chilly young man who she has grown to love.
Frostblood is the first novel in a brand-new, page-turning three-volume series for young adults about a world where fire and ice are mortal foes, but when combined, they create a force that has the potential to alter everything. Frostblood is fascinating and fast-paced.
A young woman seeks vengeance against the forces who were responsible for the death of her family by enrolling in an assassination training program in a country where the three suns virtually never set. Mia Corvere, the daughter of a betrayer who was put to death, just manages to escape her father’s failed insurrection while clinging to her life. She is being pursued by members of the Senate as well as old allies of her deceased father while she is hiding out in a city constructed from the skeletal remains of a deity.
However, her talent for communicating with the shadows brings her to the doorstep of a former serial murderer and a future that she could never have envisioned. Now, Mia is serving her apprenticeship with the Red Church, which is home to the most lethal group of assassins in the whole Republic. She will be initiated among the Blades of the Lady of Blessed Murder if she triumphs over her other pupils in competitions involving steel, poison, and the subtle arts.
This will bring her one step closer to the revenge that she so desperately seeks. But now there is a murderer on the loose within the Church’s halls, the terrible secrets from Mia’s past have come back to haunt her, and a scheme to bring down the whole congregation is developing in the shadows that she loves so much.
Calypso Lillis is a siren with a major issue that extends up her arm and deep into her history. She is been accumulating a bracelet of black beads up her wrist for the previous seven years, magical IOUs for favors she is gotten. Only death or payments will satisfy the debts. Only then will the beads go.
Everyone knows that when you need a favor, you go to the Bargainer. He is a man who can get you everything you desire… for a fee. And everyone knows that he always collects, sooner or later. But he is never approached for repayment from one of his clients. Until now, that is. When Callie discovers the fairy king of the night in her chamber with a grin on his lips and a sparkle in his eye, she knows something is up. It starts with a chaste kiss—a single bead’s worth—and a promise of more.
It is more than just rekindling an old flame for the Bargainer. Something strange is going on in the Otherworld. Fae warriors are disappearing one by one. Only the women are brought back, each in a glass coffin, clutching a kid to their breast. Then there are the rumors among the slaves, whispers of an evil awakened. If the Bargainer wants to save his people, he will need the assistance of the siren he rejected so long ago. Only, his adversary has a penchant for strange species, of which Callie is one.
When Orisha’s night magic vanished, a cruel king seized the chance to eliminate all of the kingdom’s maji, leaving Zelie and her people without a mother or a method to protect themselves. Twelve years later, the so-called diviners, the progeny of magi, have been reduced to second-class status. It is the royal guards that extort and mistreat these peasants. Diviners are enslaved if they cannot pay. A rare fish that Zelie and her brother’s father captured is being sold in the capital, and they are hoping to prevent this destiny.
Zelie runs across a renegade princess in the capital, where she learns a way to bring magic back to Orisha. They have to stay one step ahead of the crowned prince, who would stop at nothing to bring an end to magic for all time. ‘
The fantasy novel Children of Blood and Bone, with its strong West African influences, is a page-turner. Adeyemi has you hooked from the start. If you are a fan of action, romance, and mystery, you will devour this novel’s 500+ pages in a single sitting. There are also three points of view in the narrative. Each individual is complicated and distinct. Despite their differences, you will be drawn to and empathize with them all. YA fantasy aficionados should check this out.
Bree Matthews, 16, no longer wants anything to do with her childhood house or her family’s memories after her mother is killed in an accident. A residential program at UNC-Chapel Hill for gifted high school students initially appears like the ideal retreat, but Bree witnesses a magical attack on her very first night there. An aerial demon consuming human energy. A covert organization of alleged “Legendborn” pupils that go on the hunt for the monsters. And a strange young magician who goes by the name of “Merlin” makes an unsuccessful attempt to erase Bree’s memory of everything she witnessed.
Bree’s own special magic and a long-forgotten memory with a hidden connection are made possible by the mage’s failure: another Merlin was present at the hospital the night her mother passed away. Bree will go to any lengths to get the truth now that she is aware that there is more to her mother’s death than what is stated in the police report, even if it means joining the Legendborn as one of their initiates.
She enlists Nick, a self-exiled Legendborn with a vendetta against the organization; together, despite their reluctance, they delve further into the society’s mysteries and become closer to one another. However, when the Legendborn identifies themselves as the offspring of King Arthur’s knights and warn that a magical war is about to break out, Bree must choose how far she will go in her quest for the truth and whether to utilize magic to overthrow the civilization or take up arms.
Best Quotes from this Book:
“Don’t make your life about the loss. Make it about the love.”
“The most important thing you can do in this world, the most necessary thing, is to survive it. You can’t do anything for anyone else if you don’t take care of yourself first.”
“Love is a powerful thing, more powerful than blood, although both run through us like a river.”
“Why someone dies is not the same question as why they are gone.”
“Two faults. My race and my gender. But they are not faults. They are strength. And I am more than this man can comprehend.”