Title: Game of Secrets
Author: Kim Foster
Genre: Historical Fiction/ Fantasy
Pages: 368 (Hardcover)
Publisher: Sky Pony Press
Publication date: July 3rd, 2018
Synopsis from Game of Secrets' Goodreads page
Felicity Cole sells flowers in the streets of Victorian London to feed herself and her young brother. But she has a close-guarded secret--her brother is a Tainted, born with special abilities that society fears and a shadowy organization called the Hunstsman scours the country to eliminate. When Felicity becomes the target of one of these individuals, she discovers something horrible: she's Tainted, too.
Rescued by a mysterious gentleman on the eve of execution, she's whisked away to a school funded by Queen Victoria, established to train selected Tainted into assassins in service of the crown.
Struggling to harness her incredible strength, speed, and agility, and despised by her classmates, all she wants is to use her new position to find a cure so she can be normal and reunited with her brother.
But with the Golden Jubilee fast approaching and the discovery that there's a traitor in their midst, she has no choice but to embrace the one thing she's been fighting all along.
Synopsis from Game of Secrets' Goodreads page
Felicity Cole sells flowers in the streets of Victorian London to feed herself and her young brother. But she has a close-guarded secret--her brother is a Tainted, born with special abilities that society fears and a shadowy organization called the Hunstsman scours the country to eliminate. When Felicity becomes the target of one of these individuals, she discovers something horrible: she's Tainted, too.
Rescued by a mysterious gentleman on the eve of execution, she's whisked away to a school funded by Queen Victoria, established to train selected Tainted into assassins in service of the crown.
Struggling to harness her incredible strength, speed, and agility, and despised by her classmates, all she wants is to use her new position to find a cure so she can be normal and reunited with her brother.
But with the Golden Jubilee fast approaching and the discovery that there's a traitor in their midst, she has no choice but to embrace the one thing she's been fighting all along.
THOUGHTS
Thank you to Thomas Allen & Sons for sending me a finished copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!!
I really enjoyed this book - I read it in two sittings, so that definitely tells you how much I liked it!
The main character, Felicity, is just trying her best to eke out a life that is worthwhile for her and her little brother, who needs to remain hidden, because he is Tainted - one of a select few who has unparalleled powers. Felicity ends up discovering powers of her own, and is taken to an academy to teach her how to use and control her powers.
The idea of this book I really really enjoyed - I'm a sucker for characters with mystical powers! But this was a little different - they were discovered in a time of need, pain, and suffering. The idea that Felicity's powers came to her right when she needed them, and spent the rest of the book trying to figure out what they meant, and how to control them, was refreshing. I like seeing characters with weakness, with abilities/problems that they need to learn to control, because it makes them much more relatable.
The other characters in this book were also very well written, from the bad villains to the good people just trying to make a difference. I really enjoyed every single one of them!
I also really enjoyed the plot twist when it came to Felicity's brother - but no spoilers about that, you'll have to read the book to find out!!
The setting was also amazing, and the descriptions were perfect, from the crowded city streets to the academy's library, I loved all of it.
However, I found something to be...missing. I think it needed a few more heart-wrenching plot twists to keep me on my toes, then it would have been a perfect 5/5 stars from me!
Overall, I did really enjoy this book - it was a very quick, easy read, and it was a two-sitting read for me, so it really keeps your attention!!
Overall - ★★★★☆
The idea of this book I really really enjoyed - I'm a sucker for characters with mystical powers! But this was a little different - they were discovered in a time of need, pain, and suffering. The idea that Felicity's powers came to her right when she needed them, and spent the rest of the book trying to figure out what they meant, and how to control them, was refreshing. I like seeing characters with weakness, with abilities/problems that they need to learn to control, because it makes them much more relatable.
The other characters in this book were also very well written, from the bad villains to the good people just trying to make a difference. I really enjoyed every single one of them!
I also really enjoyed the plot twist when it came to Felicity's brother - but no spoilers about that, you'll have to read the book to find out!!
The setting was also amazing, and the descriptions were perfect, from the crowded city streets to the academy's library, I loved all of it.
However, I found something to be...missing. I think it needed a few more heart-wrenching plot twists to keep me on my toes, then it would have been a perfect 5/5 stars from me!
Overall, I did really enjoy this book - it was a very quick, easy read, and it was a two-sitting read for me, so it really keeps your attention!!
Overall - ★★★★☆
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