Heavenbreaker

By- Sara Wolf

    I was on vacation with my family in Delaware, there is a local bookstore near the boardwalk I love. I do not always buy something. Sometimes I just browse to get ideas for books to read, however, this particular visit I was going to buy something, I just did not know what. As soon as I walked in there was a table with new releases and this book instantly caught my attention. I had never heard of it or read anything about it. They say to not judge a book by its cover but I sure did buy it because of the cover and painted edges, an absolutely beautiful book. I did not even read what the book was about I just knew I wanted it and I was not disappointed. 

   The main character is Synali, who is raised by her mother in the low class. Her birth father is a noble man and head of a major family, however she is an unrecognized bastard and stain on his name. They live on a space station far away from earth which has been destroyed, there are other stations however they are out of contact with them. The stations are all that's left after being at war with an alien species. At the start of the story Synali has survived an assassin that killed her mother and tried to kill her. Her father sent the assassin to dispose of her and her mother to clear his name as he ran for higher status and office. After her mothers death her only purpose in life is to kill her father and destroy his families honor and she will do whatever it takes. After killing her father she is going to end her own life by taking her fathers steed, a mechanical robot, and entering in a dangerous competition meant for only nobles. The competition is best described as mechanical robots performing jousting in space. Having no experience or training she expects to die, and hopes that when they find her body it will destroy her father's house's honor. Defying all odds and her own expectations she survives and is thrust into a new life with a partner, together they set out to completely destroy her fathers family. 

    This book was absolutely amazing, I found myself reading page after page wanting to see what happens next. The book is full of violence, drama, mystery, and forbidden love. I was surprised after reading the end has a cliffhanger setting it up for another book, I can not wait. There was not anything about the book that I disliked, although each chapter had a word and definition that I am assuming is an alien language, however there is no clear reason for it. Maybe it will be explained or in use in the following book. I highly recommend this book to anyone that enjoys fantasy or stories about finding revenge, I had no expectations when I read it but if I had, this novel would have blown them away.