Oh my gosh these were some great novels. There's supposed to be 4 novels in this series, 3 are currently published. I started reading the first one for a book club thing and it was hard to put down.
It's about this girl Yelena, who has killed this one leader's son, is waiting for execution. Because of the code, she is offered the position as food taster to the Commander (the big leader of all the different districts.) As food taster, she must taste the commander's food before each meal to make sure there are no poisons in it. She herself has been poisoned by the commander's advisor and must receive a daily antidote so she does not die. This prevents her from fleeing and becoming a free person. She also discovers her magic abilities, abilities which are unacceptable in their country--an ability which if discovered usually leads to the magician's death.
This is quite an original story and I am so hooked. (I don't know how I will last waiting for the third book to become available to me from the library.) It does contain some torture though, murder, and some swear words, for those who don't handle either well. But it's easy to skip over. I skipped over some parts in the book due to my sensitivity.
I was quite upset in the second book she added one line that I definitely could have done without, but overall the book was excellent...I could hardly put it down. In both books I skipped over parts I knew I wouldn't like. But the book really is so addicting. It's like no other book!
Despite the fact that some subjects aren't especially to my liking, I want to say that this series is my new favorite at the moment. I've become obsessed with it and I've decided that for Halloween this year I'm going to be Yelena. She is so awesome.
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If you liked these books I think you would like this other series. They are written by Libba Bray and the first book is called A Great and Terrible Beauty. They're addicting and written so well. Luckily this trilogy is finished so there won't be any painful waiting. Check them out. (also there might be one or two parts you skip... but they are short and easy to not read)
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