Daughter of the Pirate King by Tricia Levenseller is a fantasy fiction. Sixteen year old captain Alosa, is set on a journey by her father to retrieve an ancient and very hidden map. Alosa’s plan to get the map is to hand herself over to the enemies as the perfect opportunity to search their ship. Alosa has one thing standing in her way, not the ship full of crewmates, but the first man Riden. One thing she didn’t expect on this journey was a clever and appealing captor who she has complicated chemistry with.
The Shadows Between Us by Tricia Levenseller is a fantasy fiction. Alessia is tired of being overlooked by everyone and has a fool proof plan to get power. She plans to get the attention of the Shadow King, marry him, then kill him and take his kingdom. But she’s not the only one trying to kill him. Alessia must keep him alive long enough to marry him, but as her plan is inaction, her biggest struggle is to not lose her heart in the process.
The One by Kiera Cass is dystopian fiction and the third book in the series. It’s finally time for the winner of the Selection to be announced. As the end approaches, so do threats outside the palace, and America realizes how much she actually has to lose and how hard she’ll have to work to get her dreams back. She must make one final decision. This book was a great way to finish the series. There were plot twists I wasn’t expecting. I loved seeing the development of friendship between the characters.
The Elite by Kiera Cass is dystopian fiction and the second book in the series. America Singer has made it this far into the Selection, now there are six others left. The fight for Prince Maxon’s love is intense as can be but America is still confused as to what her heart wants; to live the life she could have never imagined with Maxon or live her life the way she always thought she would with Aspen.
The Selection by Kiera Cass is a dystopian fiction about a world that is organized by castes. 35 girls from different castes are randomly selected to compete to be the future princess. For most, it's the dream and the opportunity of a lifetime. But not for America Singer. Being Selected means she leaves her home, family, and secret love for a world she doesn’t even want.
Solitaire, by Alice Oseman, is a realistic fiction novel set in the same universe as most of Oseman's other books. Victoria Spring, more commonly known as Tori, likes blogging and sleeping. She doesn't have a real friend group at school, so she drifts through her life as a character in her brother's and his boyfriend's life. That is, until she discovers a trail of Post-It notes from her locker to an unused computer lab, where she finds a note from Solitaire.
The Outsiders is a coming-of-age novel by S.E. Hilton and is a story about how a boy and his two older brothers survive in the world after the death of their parents. The main character, Ponyboy (his real name is Michael Curtis), is a 14-year-old who is in a gang with his brothers and friends. They view themselves as outsiders to the real world and take care of one another like family. The book covers the journey they go through as they struggle to get by.
The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black is fantasy fiction and the third book in the series. Jude releases her control over Cardan for immeasurable power, who in realty exiles her. Now as the exiled queen of Faerie, Jude must plan from the mortal world. She makes many deals, faces great dangers, and find her way back to Faerie. But she must hide. There is war brewing; she must confront Cardan, sneak into enemy lines, and becomes entwined in the deadly politics.
The Wicked King by Holly Black is fantasy fiction and the second book in the series. After learning that Oak is the heir to Faerie, Jude must keep him safe. For this reason, she has bound Cardan to herself and made herself the power behind the throne. Jude wants to control the constant changing political alliances but Cardan does everything in his power to humiliate and distract her. Jude soon learns that someone close will betray her and endanger her loved ones.
The Cruel Prince by Holly Black is fantasy fiction. Jude Duarte was seven when she watched her parents get murdered and she and her two sisters were stolen away from their homes by the same man who killed her parents to live in High Court of Faerie. Growing up, Jude wants nothing more than to belong there, she’s bullied every day and the only protection she has is being the High King’s General’s daughter, but that doesn’t help much.
