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Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J. Maas (Review #122)

WARNING: SPOILER ALERT: IF YOU HAVE NOT GOTTEN THIS FAR IN THE THRONE OF GLASS SERIES, STOP NOW. DO NOT READ. THIS IS THE FINAL BOOK! FOR THE REVIEW ON THE PREQUEL, CHECK OUT THE ASSASSIN'S BLADE . FOR THE REVIEW ON BOOK 1, CHECK OUT THRONE OF GLASS .  FOR BOOK 2, CHECK OUT CROWN OF MIDNIGHT . FOR BOOK 3, CHECK OUT HEIR OF FIRE . FOR BOOK 4, CHECK OUT QUEEN OF SHADOWS .   FOR BOOK 5, CHECK OUT EMPIRE OF STORMS . AND FOR BOOK 5's COMPANION NOVEL, CHECK OUT TOWER OF DAWN ! “ Aelin has risked everything to save her people-but at a tremendous cost. Locked within an iron coffin by the Queen of the Fae, Aelin must draw upon her fiery will as she endures months of torture. Aware that yielding to Maeve will doom those she loves keeps her from breaking, though her resolve begins to unravel with each passing day… With Aelin captured, Aedion and Lysandra remain the last line of defense to protect Terrasen from utter destruction. Yet they soon realize that the many allies they'...

Batman: Nightwalker by Marie Lu (Review #121)

"Nightwalkers are terrorizing Gotham City. The city's elites are being taken out one by one as their mansion's security systems turn against them, trapping them like prey. Bruce Wayne is next on their list. Bruce is about to become eighteen and inherit his family's fortune, not to mention the keys to Wayne Industries and the tech gadgetry he loves. But on the way home from his birthday party, he makes an impulsive choice and is sentenced to community service at Arkham Asylum, the infamous prison that holds the city's most nefarious criminals.  Madeleine Wallace is a killer... And Bruce's only hope. The most intriguing inmate at Arkham is Madeleine, a brilliant girl with ties to the Nightwalkers. A girl who will only speak to Bruce. She's the mystery he has to unravel, but is he convincing her to divulge secrets, or is he feeding her the information she needs to bring Gotham City to its knees? Review: Continuing our excavation into ...

Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard (Review #120)

"This is a world divided by blood - red or silver. The Reds are commoners, ruled by a Silver elite in possession of god-like superpowers. And to Mare Barrow, a seventeen-year-old Red girl from the poverty-stricken Stilts, it seems like nothing will ever change. That is until she finds herself working in the Silver Palace. Here, surrounded by the people she hates the most, Mare discovers that, despite her red blood, she possesses a deadly power of her own. One that threatens to destroy the balance of power. Fearful of Mare's potential, the Silvers hide her in plain view, declaring her a long-lost Silver princess, now engaged to a Silver prince. Despite knowing that one misstep would mean her death, Mare works silently to help the Red Guard, a militant resistance group, and bring down the Silver regime. But this is a world of betrayal and lies, and Mare has entered a dangerous dance - Reds against Silvers, prince against prince, and Mare against her own heart." Review:...

Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between by Jennifer E. Smith (Review #119)

"On the night before they leave for college, Clare and Aidan have only one thing left to do: figure out whether they should stay together or break up. Over the course of twelve hours, they retrace the steps of their relationship, trying to find something in their past that might help them decide what their future should be. The night leads them to family and friends, familiar landmarks and unexpected places, hard truths and surprising revelations. But as the clock winds down and morning approaches, so does their inevitable goodbye. The question is, will it be goodbye for now or goodbye forever?" Review: Okay so, I've read Jennifer E. Smith before and I loved it. Years later, I've come back to this author and she is still as good as I remember. This book is set over one whole night, a short period of time just like the previous book, and we get a tremendously framed story. We see these two characters facing a hard decision and also going through a big life chang...

Wonder Woman: Warbringer by Leigh Bardugo (Review #118)

"Daughter of Immortals Princess Diana longs to prove herself to her legendary warrior sisters. But when opportunity finally comes, she throws away her chance at glory and breaks Amazon law - risking exile - to save a mortal. Diana will soon learn that she has rescued no ordinary girl, and that with this single brave act, she may have doomed the world. Daughter of Death Alia Keralis just wants a chance to escape her overprotective brother with a semester at sea. She doesn't know she is being hunted by people who think her very existence could spark world war. When a bomb detonates aboard her ship, Alia is rescued by a mysterious girl of extraordinary strength and forced to confront a horrible truth: Alia is a Warbringer - a direct descendant of the infamous Helen of Troy, fated to bring about an age of bloodshed and misery.  Together Two girls will face an army of enemies - mortal and divine - determined to either destroy or possess Warbringer. Tested beyon...