[REVIEW]: Game of Secrets by Kim Foster

★★☆☆☆

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Genre: Fantasy, Historical Fiction, YA
Published on:  July 3rd 2018 by Sky Pony Press
Pages: 338 (Kindle Edition)

 

**I received an e-copy of this book from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review**

Game of Secrets by Kim Foster is such an interesting title and matched with that attractive cover, I thought, “Wow, this looks like a good book!” And so I went my way and read it. And it isn’t what I expected it would be.

The story unfolds through the eyes of Felicity Cole, a mere human. But her seven-year-old brother is a Tainted.

The Tainted. They are a plague to society. Having the ability to defy the laws of matter, these people are dangerous and needs to be completely annihilated. Anyone manifesting signs beyond human strength is captured by the Huntsmen, taking them away from the eyes of society. Not even the rats living in the gutters would dare bat an eye at them.

Driven by the responsibility to shield him from prodding eyes around them, Felicity must keep her guards up at all times to keep her brother safe. But when an encounter with a stranger turns out into a bloody mess, Felicity reveals something she didn’t even know about herself.

[Review]: Eloy’s Discovery by Kara Timmins

Eloy’s Discovery
by: Kara Timmins
Genre: Fantasy, Adventure

My Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

I received an e-copy of this book thorough VoraciousReadersOnly. Thank you!

I literally have no idea where to start off because of how amazing this book is. I was meant to finish it in 2017 but because I’m a slow reader, I found that impossible. Nevertheless, it didn’t stop me from reading Eloy’s Discovery.

Eloy’s Discovery, by Kara Timmins, is the first book of The Eloy Trilogy and is written in third person. The story revolves around fourteen-year-old Eloy, who lives with his sister, Francena, and their parents in the savanna. The life Eloy knew began to take a different form when a stranger brings him a message about his future, together with a valuable object. When ruthless raiders began to appear and ransack Eloy’s village, his family were forced to move out and find shelter somewhere much safer. But things turned out differently from here.

Stepping on a highly guarded territory, Eloy’s parents bartered their own freedom for their children. For Eloy, he was forced to slavery in the Bowl, a place where countless men and women, young and old, labored through the hands of a man named Tudek. Francena, on the other hand, was sold to an unknown merchant with her future and safety unsure of.

To survive this predicament, Eloy finds himself a companion in the Bowl. Over the years, their friendship grew, and it wasn’t long before they had each other’s back. A time came when the possibility of escape opened, embarking them in a journey of new discoveries, new people and new experiences.

Chronicles of Steele: Raven: The Complete Story – Pauline Creeden

Chronicles of Steele: Raven: The Complete Story
by Pauline Creeden
Genre: Fantasy, Steampunk, YA

My Ratings: ★ ★ ½

 

Chronicles of Steele: Raven, written by Pauline Creeden, is a fast-paced book written in third person and narrates the story of Raven, a reaper, trained by her late father. With her fierce character, she brings an air of fear towards those who realizes who she is. She aims to redeem herself through putting a tie between the number of kills and the number of lives saved, and only requires one more person to save to even things out. Just as she thought she could get herself out, she receives a request from the Duke’s son to complete a mission: bring the Baron’s “possessed” brother to the Wood Witch. Will she accept it and live a life she had always wanted or will she pursue this mission that will pull her right back where she hopes not to be in?

Chronicles of Steele: Raven 1: Episode 1 by Pauline Creeden

Source: Goodreads

Chronicles of Steele: Raven 1: Episode 1
by Pauline Creeden

My Ratings: ★ ★ ★ ★
Genre: Fantasy, Steanpunk, YA

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Synopsis:

Human life has value.
The poor living in the gutter is as valuable as the rich living in a manor.
The scoundrel is no less valuable than the saint.
Because of this, every life a reaper takes must be redeemed.

Raven has lived by this first tenet since she was trained by her father to become a reaper. But since his death, she’s been spending years redeeming the lives she’s taken. By her count, she’s even and it’s time for that life to end. If she settles down and becomes a wife, she might just feel human again. But on the way to the life she thinks she wants, the baron of New Haven asks her to complete a task which she cannot ignore… Just when Raven decides to give up on her life as an assassin, she’s pulled right back in.

The Chronicles of Steele: Raven is a steampunk-inspired fantasy set in an alternate universe. (taken from Goodreads)