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She is the very thing he’s spent his whole life hunting.
He is the very thing she’s spent her whole life pretending to be.

Only the extraordinary belong in the kingdom of Ilya—the exceptional, the empowered, the Elites.

The powers these Elites have possessed for decades were graciously gifted to them by the Plague, though not all were fortunate enough to both survive the sickness and reap the reward. Those born Ordinary are just that—ordinary. And when the king decreed that all Ordinaries be banished in order to preserve his Elite society, lacking an ability suddenly became a crime—making Paedyn Gray a felon by fate and a thief by necessity.

Surviving in the slums as an Ordinary is no simple task, and Paedyn knows this better than most. Having been trained by her father to be overly observant since she was a child, Paedyn poses as a Psychic in the crowded city, blending in with the Elites as best she can in order to stay alive and out of trouble. Easier said than done.

When Paeydn unsuspectingly saves one of Ilyas princes, she finds herself thrown into the Purging Trials. The brutal competition exists to showcase the Elites’ powers—the very thing Paedyn lacks. If the Trials and the opponents within them don’t kill her, the prince she’s fighting feelings for certainly will if he discovers what she is—completely Ordinary.

I just bought this one, but haven’t started it yet if anyone is interested in doing a buddy read with me on this one I would really love too.

Krystal wrote: "I just bought this one, but haven’t started it yet if anyone is interested in doing a buddy read with me on this one I would really love too."

We’re starting on the 10th if you want to join in!!

Chapter 1
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Chapter 6
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Ashley W wrote: "Chapter 1
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starting this now

Shae wrote: "starting this now"

Yay!!!!

I can't get into this one. It's just too much like Red Queen for me.

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Date changed. Restarting November 24th & December 1st 2024. Happy Reading ☺

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Chapter 1

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This is reminding me of something ive read before or maybe bevause of the talk of the plague its giving me covid flasbacks

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How may times do they say plague its irritating me already

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Chapter 6

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I don’t know how I feel about Kai while I’m grateful he didn’t kill the child he’s sentenced the whole family to death anyway

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Chapter 10

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Have they put Paedyn in the trail because the king can’t bare the fact his son was saved and to prove a point?

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Chapter 20

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The chemistry between Kai and Paedyn is heating up and the fact he’s jealous of her being Kits date just proves it to himself

Blair is demonic she is definitely convinced she will marry one of the brothers

And I love that she rescued Adena and refuses to conform to the expectations

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Chapter 31

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Omg this first trial is ruthless love the soft moments between Kai and Pae but Ace is on another level he best not have tricked Kai into killing Jax he won’t recover from that

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Chapter 37

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Oh how I love drunk Kai… can we just keep giving him wine for the rest of the book?

I don’t trust the resistance I feel like they’re not telling Pae everything and are just going to use her

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I’m up to Chapter 54 and I have so much to do today and this book keeps distracting me

Finished

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OMG that twist at the end about who murdered her Dad I did not expect that and the fact that Kitt wants her returning. Is it because he loves her or wants to execute her and will Kai allow it to happen?

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