Ahh.... Finishing a great book is just like the quote above. It's a little bittersweet to have a great story end, but also exciting because you can start a new adventure with a new book. Check out these books from the Eagle Library to enjoy a great story!
A word of caution:
Do not start these books when you know you have a lot of school work to do. Do not start these books when you know you have chores to do. Once you start, you will not want to stop. They're that good!
The Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
When you're born as a Red, life is hard. You're born poor. You're born to serve or die, or both. When you're born a Silver, you're born to rule and live in luxury, using the abilities you're born with to rule the Reds.
Mare Barrow is a Red, dreading her mandatory enlistment to the military because she knows it means sure death. She'll do anything, say anything, be anything to avoid that if she can. Even if it means joining the Scarlet Guard, a secret society fomenting rebellion against the Silvers.
Prince Cal, heir to the throne, and Prince Maven, Cal's younger brother, are Silvers. By chance, they meet Mare, who has come to the Silver Palace to serve the royal family. Through extraordinary circumstances, Mare is found to have abilities, just like the Silvers. Mare must now live a lie as a Silver and navigate the treacherous waters of palace life, while hiding her true feelings for the prince. But which prince? And what does it mean for a Red to be born with Silver powers? Is Mare sthe only one?
Check out the Red Queen to find out!
An Ember in the Ashes by Tahir Sabaa
Laia is a Scholar, a people defeated ago by the Martials. Instead of studying art, history, languages, and science as her people did in the past, Scholars are forced to eek out an existence by servitude or begging. A few even sell themselves to slavers to survive. Becoming a slave is what Laia does in order to save herself and her brother from death. Laia's brother is imprisoned by the Martials and to free him, Laia must infiltrate Blackcliff Military Academy and spy for the rebellion. She does so as the personal slave of the horrifically cruel Commandant of the Academy. While at the Academy, she encounters Elias Venturis, a senior cadet of the academy and the Commandant's son. Elias, the Academy favorite, his friend Helene, and two other cadets are chosen to compete for the title of Emperor by the Augurs, but not everyone wants Elias to win and become emperor. Dangerous missions, secrets, hidden alliances, and unrequited feelings keep this fast paced story moving and the reader on the edge of his or her seat.
Do not wait to read this book! If checked out, put it on hold!
The Wrath and the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh
Picture it... you're a beautiful young woman, getting ready for your wedding, the lavish wedding feast at the palace of the handsome young groom, and your imminent demise. This retelling of The Arabian Nights is how you meet Shazi, the sixteen year old bride of the Caliph of Khorasan. Khalid, the Caliph who weds a new bride every day after executing the previous one, is a monster. Or is he? What would drive a ruler to kill his new wife every day, one of whom was Shazi's best friend? Shazi escapes her impending death by telling a story to Khalid that lasts the night and at dawn, she lives to see another day. She continues her story and lives each day, knowing it could be her last. How will Shazi's family and Tariq, the man to whom she was previously betrothed rescue her? Ahdieh's debut novel is a version of The Arabian Nights will leave you eagerly awaiting the sequel.
Check these great books at the Eagle Library.
