Ruthless Magic (Conspiracy of Magic, #1)

Think of a Hunger Games/Harry Potter mashup and you have an idea of what this novel is. What is interesting to me and kept me reading is the fact that it is blended together in an original way and is in a league of its own. A group of 16-year-old novice mages are brought together in a Hunger Games type competition to ascertain who is worthy enough to enter the Academy and keep their magic and who will lose everything including possibly their lives. The story mainly focuses on Rocio and Finn who are from very different worlds and family status. The story is quite bloody and is well paced. I found the book to be an easy read and very good as YA fantasy fiction.

3/5 Stars