The Rift by: Andrea Cremer

Reviewed by: Fantasy Girl

Ember longed to escape the world planned out for her by her father. He wished to marry her off to some prosperous man. Ember’s heart screamed against her fathers wishes. She refused to spend her life attached to another man. She refused to be a mother, a cook, or someone to be controlled. Ember’s heart wanted to be free, to run, and to fight for a cause. With the help of her friend Alistair, she escapes her fathers wishes. Ember is brought to Tearmunn where she will be trained in combat, weaponry, and self-defense. She discovers horrors that she thought only existed in stories. Ember fights her way through obstacles much bigger than herself. Fighting comes natural to Ember, however; love does not. When sudden feelings for her mentor stir, it is not just demands she has to fight off. Unimaginable horrors, forbidden love, betrayal....this book will leave you breathless.

Graceling by: Kristin Cashore

Reviewed by: Fantasy Girl

Graceling is a book filled with suspense, hate, love, lies and incredible action. Katsa, the princess of Monsea, was sent to her uncle's court to do his dirty work for him.She had a reputation; people feared her, and they believed her to be graced with killing. With one eye blue and one eye green, no one could ever look her in the eyes for fear of what she might do. Fighting came easy, sneakiness was no problem, she had the strength of 10 men, her eyesight went beyond what others could see, her hearing precise. Sent on a mission by the council to capture and save the Lienid royalty, she was shocked when a man, with one eye silver and gold, stopped her mission. She could not fight her way past him, nor did she ever hear this man sneak up on her. Time was precious to Katsa, she hated anyone who set her back, and this man seems to be in her way everywhere she went. Lies are told, fights break out, people die, hearts are broken, but can Katsa figure out why Lienid royalty was kidnapped, why there are random disappearances, and what her feelings are for this man?