Blake,
Elly Frost Blood, 371 pgs. Little, Brown and Company, 2017. $17.99. Language:
PG (1 swear, 0 ‘F’); Mature Content: PG-13; Violence: PG-13
Ruby
is a Fireblood and lives hidden in a land where Frostbloods rule. When Ruby’s
mother dies protecting her, she finds herself thrust into a fight between the
rebels and the king for control. The power that Ruby has is what is needed to
challenge the king, but she is captured and forced to perform in the king’s diabolical
tournaments before she can act. Now it is up to her to take down the kingdom
from the inside and save herself and those she loves.
Another
offering in an over-saturated genre, this book does little to distinguish
itself. The main character is again a young woman unaware of her true power who
will find herself instructed by more world weary male figures intent on
exploiting her in order to save the world. The romance between Ruby and Arcus
is forced and the there is a balance lacking between the build up to the definitive
battle and the eventual triumph over evil. The main villain is the only
interesting part of this book and he does not get enough page time to make the
overall book worth the read. This is the first book in series and may appeal to
readers who are more interested in the genre than in the individual quality of
the book.
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