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Book Review of Court of Nightfall (Volume 1)

Court of Nightfall (Volume 1)
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**I received a free e-copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.**
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I am so glad I decided to give this series a try! The author is completely new to me, and I have tried a few similar books recently that I had trouble getting through - in one or two cases I am still trying to finish them. Not so with this book!

The story line is well plotted, characters are multi-faceted, and there are SO many detailed descriptions that you can visualize yourself IN the world the authors have created. In my mind this world is a cross between Hogwarts and PanAm. In fact, Scarlett has many of the same qualities as Harry Potter and Katniss Everdeen.

Having grown up in an impoverished area of her post-apocalyptic world, Scarlett has never truly fit in. She has always been faster and stronger than other children her age, heals at a faster rate than most, and is completely colorblind - as in everything is only shades of gray. Despite these differences - or maybe because of them - she is determined to better her lot in life so that she can end the governmental corruption that causes certain classes of people to be treated as lesser citizens. And, so, her story begins...