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The Saturday Review is a weekly meme hosted by me (Taylor Fenner's Bookish World where fellow book bloggers and readers can share what books they've recently reviewed.  The Rules by Nancy Holder and Debbie Viguie Blurb: Narrated by alternating unreliable narrators, this dark thriller will have readers on the edge of their seats. No one is safe and everyone is a suspect. It's Saw meets I Know What You Did Last Summer. Junior Robin Brisset has no idea what she's in for when she accepts an invitation to one of Callabrese High's most exclusive parties. And when the trademark scavenger hunt begins, Robin must go against every rule she's lived by to survive. My Review: I got this book for 99¢ on Book Outlet and was kind of skeptical going in. I didn't realize this was written by the same author who wrote the Crimson Peak movie novelization at the time.  At first, I almost DNF'd this book because I didn't like how it kept bouncing from one character's perspective to another but I kept reading. I'm so glad I did because I ended up loving it. I got to a point that I needed to know what was going to happen next and The Rules kept me guessing until the end. And just when I thought I'd figured it out? BAM! Another twist coming right up!  I really liked Robin as the "main character" and this book reminded me of Ten by Gretchen McNeil and the tv show Harper's Island. You'll think you know who the killer is but then the story will turn on its head and leave you spinning. Everyone is a suspect, but at the end of the night how many will still be alive to tell the tale? Overall, I highly recommend this book if you love thrillers, suspense, murder mysteries, secrets, and betrayal.  My Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 5 of 5 Stars! Fire and Heist by Sarah Beth Durst Blurb: In Sky Hawkins's family, leading your first heist is a major milestone--even more so than learning to talk, walk, or do long division. It's a chance to gain power and acceptance within your family, and within society. But stealing your first treasure can be complicated, especially when you're a wyvern--a human capable of turning into a dragon.Embarking on a life of crime is never easy, and Sky discovers secrets about her mother, who recently went missing, the real reason her boyfriend broke up with her, and a valuable jewel that could restore her family's wealth and rank in their community.With a handpicked crew by her side, Sky knows she has everything she needs to complete her first heist, and get her boyfriend and mother back in the process. But then she uncovers a dark truth about were-dragon society--a truth more valuable and dangerous than gold or jewels could ever be. My Review This book was not at all what I was expecting. I wasn't too enthused when I got it in December's Fairyloot Box (I was more excited about the ARC for The Storm Crow) but I decided to give it a chance anyway. It's not my style of book. I prefer fantasy books that are pure fantasy - not urban fantasy that is labeled as fantasy. I gave it a try but I didn't like Skye and couldn't move forward with the story. My Rating: 🌟 DNF The Special Ones by E.M. Bailey Blurb: When four young people are taken against their will to become part of a cult, they are worshipped by their followers and become lost in their new reality—but what happens if they rebel against the one holding them captive? Now in paperback.Esther is one of the Special Ones: four young spiritual guides who live in a remote farmhouse under the protection of a mysterious cult leader. He watches them around the clock, ready to punish them if they forget who they are—and all the while, broadcasting their lives to eager followers on the outside. Esther knows that if she stops being Special, he will “renew” her. Nobody knows what happens to the Special Ones who are taken away from the farm for renewal, but Esther fears the worst. Like an actor caught up in an endless play, she must keep up the performance if she wants to survive long enough to escape in this daring psychological thriller. My Review: I won this book from the publisher, HMH as part of a 12-days-of-Christmas giveaway. I had the choice of the books on their website and the cover of this one stood out to me right away. It gave me horror-thriller vibes and that's the kind of reading mood I'm in this month. This book centers around "Esther," one of the "Special Ones" or spiritual guides trapped in a house with three other people that's every movement is watched on camera by devoted followers who believe they're immortal beings showing their devotees the proper way to live - as if it's one hundred years earlier.  Life is far from easy being a "Special One" - ever move you make is monitored by him. Their nameless, faceless captor who keeps them hostage with the threat of "renewal," a fate Esther believes is akin to death. So she keeps the others in line and tries to forget about the time before. But when the opportunity to escape arises will Esther be brave enough to take it? And if so, will she be able to readjust to life on the outside? Or will her captor track her down and put out her flame altogether? Overall, I really, really enjoyed this one. It's billed as a thriller, which it is in the most vague of ways. It's a story of kidnapping, brainwashing, survival, and most importantly - the perserverance to get to freedom against immeasurable odds. It is also the story of a madman - an individual that all signs pointed to as having a potential to commit a serious crime, a person whose parents and teachers knew had serious mental illness issues yet allowed carte blanche to turn his crazy ideals into reality. My Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 5 of 5 Stars! Obsidio (The Illuminae Files, #3) by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff Blurb: Kady, Ezra, Hanna, and Nik narrowly escaped with their lives from the attacks on Heimdall station and now find themselves crammed with 2,000 refugees on the container ship, Mao. With the jump station destroyed and their resources scarce, the only option is to return to Kerenza—but who knows what they'll find seven months after the invasion? Meanwhile, Kady's cousin, Asha, survived the initial BeiTech assault and has joined Kerenza's ragtag underground resistance. When Rhys—an old flame from Asha's past—reappears on Kerenza, the two find themselves on opposite sides of the conflict. With time running out, a final battle will be waged on land and in space, heroes will fall, and hearts will be broken. My Review: This trilogy = YES! YES! YAAAASSSS! I loved it. Every single page of all three books. I still cannot believe I did not read these books sooner. I love the way they were written, the plot told through transcripts and messages and film descriptions. Obisidio, like the first two books, may have been 600+ pages but it was a breeze to get through.  Your favorites from books one and two are back and we're also introduced to Kady's cousin Asha and her ex-boyfriend Rhys who unfortunately have found themselves on opposite sides of the Beitech invasion and subsequent occupation of Kerenza IV. You'll laugh and cry with these characters, your heart will break for them and race with them as they fight to save the people they love and bring justice on behalf of all those they've lost along the way.  I could not have asked for a better ending to this trilogy. Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff are immediately going to the top of my auto-buy authors list! My Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 5 of 5 Stars!

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