Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco is a fun, semi-dark, romantasy mystery that will have you hooked every second. In this first installment of the series, you follow Emilia di Carlo, a witch who lives in late 19th century Italy, along with her family, including her grandmother (Nonna) and her twin sister, Vittoria. When Vittoria is tragically murdered, Emilia sets out in a rage of fury and plans to avenge her sister.
Kiva Meridan is a seventeen year old healer at Zalindov, a deadly prison full of criminals and disease. When the Rebel Queen arrives to the prison broken and battered, it is Kiva’s job to nurse the notorious woman back to health. The task is quite difficult, and it doesn’t help that there’s a deadline. The Rebel Queen is to participate in a trial in which only the most dangerous people can compete. Unable to heal the Queen in time, Kiva must risk her own life after a message from her family tells her to keep the Queen alive at all costs.
America’s youth is threatened by IAAN, a mysterious disease killing kids between the ages of 8 to 14. The survivors, however, are deemed a threat by the national government and are forced to work in rehabilitation camps. This is because of the color-coded powers they possess. Reds can create/manipulate fire. Oranges can alter minds and feelings. Yellows can manipulate electricity. The greens are brilliant. Lastly, blues have telekinesis. Ruby Elizabeth Daly is an orange who escapes from a rehabilitation camp.
Bilbo Baggins is a Hobbit who doesn’t like surprises. He enjoys his comfortable, carefree life in The Shire (his home). Suddenly, a great wizard named Gandalf shows up at his door, urging him to go on an adventure. Along with him come 13 dwarves: Bombur, Thorin, Dwalin, Balin, Fili, Kili, Oin, Gloin, Dori, Nori, Bifur, Ori, and Bofur. They plan to plunder the riches guarded by the powerful dragon, Smaug the Magnificent. Bilbo unwillingly agrees to be a part of the quest.
The Cruel Prince is a mysterious tale, overflowing with darkness and ambiguity. Jude Duarte, a human girl raised as a child of Faerie, has one goal. Serve as a knight under the king’s rule. However, the road that leads to loyalty to the king involves more obstacles than Jude bargained for. Although I had a hard time relating to Jude, she was very exciting to read about. This book genuinely made my jaw drop. Every plot twist led to a final chapter with such an unexpected ending.
A Thief in Thunderclan, by Erin Hunter, is a graphic novel extra of the Warriors series, set right after the end of the first series, The Prophecies Begin, and right before the second series, The New Prophecy. In this book, every night some prey goes missing in the Thunderclan camp, and Brightheart and her mate Whitecloud take up the challenge to figure out who. They suspect a few other Thunderclan warriors, but they have no proof. During all this, Brightheart finds out she will have kits.
Eight years after the Battle of the Serpent, Lady Nore reclaims the Ice Needle Citadel, using an ancient relic to create monsters. Suren, the child queen, flees to the human world, haunted by her past. She is saved by Prince Oak, heir to Elfhame, who is charming and manipulative. He’s on a mission that will lead him into the north, and he wants Suren’s help. Suren must confront the horrors she left behind if she agrees to go with him.
The Rise of Scourge by Erin Hunter is a graphic novel, a part of the Warrior Cats series. This book seeks to explain the origin of Scourge, known as the evilest cat in the Forest to ever exist. He started as a runt of the litter (smallest kit) in a human home and was named Tiny. His mother raised him and his two bigger and stronger siblings, who always used to mock him for being so small.
Percy Jackson, a seemingly normal kid from Manhattan, New York, discovers that he is actually a half-blood with a god for a father. He is sent to Camp Half-Blood after having numerous encounters with mythological creatures in hopes that he will be kept safe. However, when it is discovered that Zeus’s lightning bolt has been stolen, Percy is sent on a quest to retrieve it with his friends Annabeth and Grover.
Celaena Sardothien is a well-trained assassin known throughout the world at the young age of eighteen until she is captured and imprisoned in the salt mines of Endovier. When she is offered a chance of freedom by Prince Dorian of Adarlan, she jumps to take it, on the condition that she beats twenty-three other murderers in the King’s competition. If she successfully becomes the King’s Champion, Celaena will serve him for four years before she can gain her freedom.
