Throne of Glass is a young adult fantasy novel by Sarah J. Maas. It follows Celaena Sardothien, formerly the most infamous assassin in her kingdom, now sentenced to imprisonment. However, she is granted the opportunity to win her freedom. To do so, she must win a competition between 23 other thieves and killers in order to become the assassin to the king.
Lightlark is a novel that features Isla Crown, ruler of Wildling, one of the six realms endowed with a wicked curse- the inability to love without murder and to devour a human heart every month for survival. In order to free her realm of this curse that has haunted them for six hundred years, Isla must participate in the Centennial, the special one hundred days that the island of Lightlark appears in order for the rulers of all realms to break their curses and wield fierce power by finding the heart of Lightlark.
Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo is set in the world of Ravka, a nation split into two because of The Fold, an area covered in darkness and filled with monsters. This land is ruled by the Grisha, who are born with magical powers. Alina Starkov, an orphan, is revealed to have powers of her own when her regiment sent into The Fold is attacked and her friend goes missing. Alina is sent to live with the Grisha, and be trained by the Darkling. Alina meets friends and foes while
When I was first introduced to this book, I didn’t think I’d like it as much as I did when I actually read it. The whole plot and the characters were quite unique. The story starts out with introducing the main character, Jacob (Jake) Portman who was a kid who was socially inept. When Jake’s grandfather mysteriously dies from what Jake thinks was a monster, he ends up going on an adventure to find out the truth about his grandfather’s past. He finds out that his grandfather was involved with strange things, stranger than he thought.
Every one hundred years, an island appears and the six rulers of the different races race
to defeat the curse which has devastated their kingdoms for centuries. It is Wildling ruler Isla’s
first Centennial, as well as the first time she is allowed out of her protective cage by her
guardians who have been training her for this moment her entire life. However, she harbors a
dangerous secret and a plan far from what her advisors have recommended. But surrounded by
16-year old Blue Sargent grew up with a psychic family. She’s known her entire life that
if she kisses her true love, he will die. When Blue sees the future ghost of a boy named Gansey,
she learns that he will die in a year, and that she either kills him or he is her true love. Blue then
embarks on a journey with the Raven Boys, local prep school students endeavoring to find a
dead Welsh King. Led by Blue’s future victim/true love, Gansey, a handsome and charming
Girl, Serpent, Thorn features teenager Soraya, who’s veins are filled with poison due to a
curse that her mother caused by making a deal with a Div, a magical creature in their medival
Persia. Desperate to rid of her grim “power”, Soraya and Azad, a young soldier who is not afraid
of her, seek to meet a Parik named Parvaneh, who claims she can stop Soraya’s curse with the
aid of a feather from a heavenly bird. Upon pricking her finger with the feather, she realizes her
A Torch Against The Night is the second installment in the Ember in the Ashes trilogy.
Rebel Laia and her former enemy and now savior Elias must escape soldiers in the
subterranean tunnels of the Empire. Ultimately, they must somehow make their way to the
dreaded prison of Kauf, where Laia’s brother, who possess important information, is imprisoned
Set in a dystopian Chicago, a society separates itself into five factions: Candor, Abnegation,
Amity, Erudite, and Dauntless. Beatrice Prior thought she always knew who she was. However
when she is faced with the choice, she changes her fate. Action packed and filled with passion,
Divergent is the perfect first novel for this series.
