Powerless is a fantasy and romance book that is the first in a trilogy. It is told through the eyes of the two main characters Kai, one of the princes of Ilya, and Paedyn, a thief from the town of Loot. They come from very different backgrounds and when the trials occur in Ilya they are forced to compete against each other forcing them both to make tough choices. I like how you are able to hear the perspective of both the main characters in this book. My favorite characters in this book are Paedyn and Adena.
In a world where the first-born child of every noble family is burdened with a horrible curse, the second-born daughter of the Solon family, Cerise Solon, is an acolyte to the court. Like all the second-born children of the realm she is beholden to serve the goddess and become a Seer, only Cerise has no magical gift at all. But the only possible way to end the curse lies in Cerise's hands.
Once Upon A Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber is about a girl named Evangeline who is heartbroken over a boy that she loved. He ended up engaged to her step sister, and Evangeline was deeply hurt. She finds the church of the Prince of Hearts, a mystical fate related to all things love and heartbreak, and prays that the marriage does not go on. While there, she meets a mysterious boy who turned out to be the Prince of Hearts himself.
Reckless by Lauren Roberts is a young adult romantasy that is the sequel to BookTok sensation Powerless. Much like Powerless, Reckless follows Kai and Paedyn as the two main characters, however, we also receive a third POV from Kai’s brother Kitt. To avoid spoiling the plot for anyone who hasn’t read Powerless, I’ll jump right into the pros and cons.
This book is set in a fantasy world called The Kingdom of Kandala, where a dangerous sickness has spread all over the country. The cure for the sickness is an elixir that requires the petals of a very rare and expensive flower. Tessa is a young girl who lives in a poor sector of Kandala. She, and the other people in her sector, cannot afford the cure to the sickness. To help the people in her community, Tessa meets up with a person named Weston. Together, they both steal from the rich in order to make the elixir to prevent the disease.
Seasons of Chaos is an enthralling maze full of twists and turns. Jack and Fleur, two inseparable lovebirds are faced with adversity separated from each other early on. The fierce fire burning in the hearts of both of them flourishes the drive to see each other again. The book can be described as a yin and yang, Winter against Summer, Spring against Autumn, two entities colliding with each other creating a universal balance.
Caraval by Stephanie Garber, is a fantasy book about a girl named Scarlett Dragna. Scarlett grew up on the Conquered Islands of Trisda with her sister Dontella and her father who never allowed her to leave the Island. Growing up her grandma would tell her and her sister stories of a magical game called Caraval which was created and run by a man named Legend. Scarlet and her sister always dreamed of visiting Caraval, especially Scarlett who wrote to Legend multiple times hoping to receive a response back.
Iron Flame is the sequel to Rebecca Yarros’s best-selling novel Fourth Wing. Violet has now experienced many surprising revelations that she never thought possible. She and Xaden must now fight a whole new host of relationship problems, family problems and political problems. Talk about a lot going on! Violet must make some of the hardest decisions she’s ever had to make, plus face the fiercest foes she has yet.
Once Upon A Broken Heart is the first installment of its namesake series by Stephanie Garber. Evangeline Fox is a young girl desperate to save her lover from what she believes to be a cursed and false marriage. She prays to the magical Prince of Hearts in order to get what she seeks. However, she doesn’t quite get what she expected. She ends up married to Prince Apollo of the Magnificent North, and is constantly at odds with the Prince of Hearts himself, Jacks.
House of Flame and Shadow is the third installment of the Crescent City series by Sarah J. Maas. Bryce Quinlan has landed herself in a different universe, but one not too different from her own…familiar characters interact in new ways as Bryce hunts for a way to return home to her friends and to her mate, Hunt Athalar.
