How dare you, Laura Thalassa... 
 This book had everything I wanted in a book! tfwdg@Q$%^%@87^@0yh 
 Okay, sorry I had a moment. *inhales* *exhales* okay back to the book, 
 In the future world, all that everyone knows and fears is the King & the war he won't stop. Serenity Freeman lost everything to this war. The war is the reason why she's the person she is today. While everyone is dying, Serenity and her father among others are trying to survive and live as long as they can. The others I speak of are the Western United Nations (The King has yet to destroy or claim that territory yet but the land is torn up and majority of the people have cancer because of the radiation from the war that is surrounding them) and Serenity is one of the soldiers for WUN. Her father is the emissary and since he is, Serenity knew just as well as her father that there would be a day she would have to come face to face with person that's taken everything from her. 
 Among the WUN, Serenity and her father are sent to King Lazuli's lands because they know that their people are dying and can not live this way anymore. They've came to negotiate peace with King Lazuli. King Lazuli very handsome but he is also a man of his word and what he says goes. He's the ruler of the world and he plays the alpha role well. He's blunt with what he says and he has a dry sarcastic humor that you just have to love. Yet, beneath it all he is a vulnerable man that just wants to be loved. He's greedy and in my opinion, he's oblivious to his actions and hes fearless of what he says because of the power he has. King Lazuli, isn't used to anyone speaking up/back to him or feeling any emotions towards someone. This was true until he laid his eyes on Serenity and in that instant he knew he wanted her for himself. 
 "You don't get to have me," I say. "Not after you've taken everything from me." 
 "Is that a challenge?" King Lazuli's gaze dips to my breast, and his knee rubs that fabric of my bikini bottoms against me. He knows what he's doing I'll give him that 
 "No, I'm just stating a fact." I have to coax my voice to sound normal. 
 "Just like you hating me is also you stating a fact." 
 "Exactly" 
 "Good," he says. "Now I know that you have absolutely no idea what a fact is." 
 (I honestly am in love with him) 
 I think it's time we talk about one of my favorite heroines ever... Serenity is simply a BAD ASS!!! She's quick with her words, smart, strong, independent and most of all feisty. One of the main things I love about Serenity is that she never forgets who she is and she stays true to herself even though she doesn't always voice it. Normally, I'm used to books making the girls weak minded and what not but not Serenity. She doesn't take shit from anyone, not even the King. Yeah, she finds the King attractive but that doesn't mean she gets all lovey and sappy towards him or even listens to any of his orders. She stands her ground, threatens him and she doesn't forget the things he has done, like killing her mother. 
 Example 1: 
 "You think you know something about compassion? A soldier trained to kill?" 
 "Yes," I say. 
 "Then prove it." 
 "How exactly would you suggest I prove it?" 
 His gaze flicks to my mouth. "Kiss me." 
 "I think you've confused passion with compassion." 
 "No, I haven't." His eyes glitter, "Compassion is showing kindness towards the man who killed your mother." 
 "You want to see compassion? Fine." I take the hand pressed against my shoulders and kiss his knuckles. "I've now kissed the hand of my mother's killer." 
 Before he has time to react to my chaste kiss, I bring my other hand up and slap him. His head whips to the side. "I'm also a vindictive bitch," I say. 
 Example 2: 
 He gazes at me curiously. "How old are you?" 
 Even through my burning cheeks I give him a nasty look. "Nineteen." 
 "Nineteen? And you've never been romantic? Did you just get out of an ugly phase?" 
 Despite his offensive words, I flash him my first real smile of the evening. "I was too busy killing your men to bother with love?" 
 BOOOOOOMMMM!! 
 Lastly, please don't think this book is about two individuals who fall in love and blah blah because it is not at all that. So, many things happen that my heart and brain couldn't even catch up with... 
 This book is now one of my favorites and I can't wait to start the second book in the series because the end of this book had me like.... 
 I would rate it 10 stars If I could!! 
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