The Wicked We Have Done - Book Review

The Wicked We Have Done (Chaos Theory #1)
by Sarah Harian

What is it about:
Evalyn Ibarra never expected to be an accused killer and experimental prison test subject. A year ago, she was a normal college student. Now she’s been sentenced to a month in the compass room—an advanced prison obstacle course designed by the government to execute justice.

If she survives, the world will know she’s innocent.

Locked up with nine notorious and potentially psychotic criminals, Evalyn must fight the prison and dismantle her past to stay alive. But the system prized for accuracy appears to be killing at random.

She doesn’t plan on making friends.

She doesn’t plan on falling in love, either.

What did I think of it:
I really enjoyed Eight Will Fall, so when I saw Harian wrote a series called Chaos Theory I decided to give it a try. I found the first book on amazon.de and dove into it.

And what a cool read!

I was immediately gripped by the story and couldn't put the book down. Just as in Battle Royale and The Hunger Games a group of young people get put into a controlled environment and not all may come out alive, but there's where the comparison ends.

The Compass Room is a place that will test the morality of the people in it and will decide if they are redeemable or if they're so morally corrupted they need to die. But is the Compass Room always right?

The story switches between the now, where Evalyn is in the Compass Room, and the past, slowly revealing the events that landed her there. I was eager to find out more about her past and rooted for her to survive the tests the Compass room throws at her. There were several other characters I rooted for as well, and others I really did not like. Then people started dying!

I flew through this book and loved every second of it. You bet I'll be keeping an eye out for more books by Harian!

Why should you read it:
It's an awesome and suspenseful NA read.

Eight Will Fall - Book Review

Eight Will Fall
by Sarah Harian

What is it about:
In a land where magic is outlawed, eight criminals led by seventeen-year-old Larkin are sent on a mission to kill an ancient evil that plagues their kingdom. Descending into an underground realm full of unspeakable horrors, Larkin and her party must use their forbidden magic to survive what lies in wait, teeth sharp and jaws deadly.

As she fights for her life, Larkin finds a light in Amias, a fellow outlaw with a notorious past. Soon Larkin and Amias realize their fates are entwined. The eight of them were chosen for a reason.

But as the dangers multiply and her band of felons are picked off one by one, Larkin must confront a terrible truth: They were never meant to return.

What did I think of it:
This is a really cool read.

Eight young criminals are send on a dangerous mission to find the source of disappearances and destruction. The source is believed to be hiding deep underground and that's where the eight need to go. But what can eight criminals do where hundreds of soldiers have failed?

I was hooked from the start. There's lots of action, creepy situations, and interpersonal drama. I liked Larkin from the start , as well as some of the other eight, while others got on my nerves. Soon the eight are just seven, then six... And I really started to worry about my favorites I can tell you.

The underground world Harian created (as well as the topside world btw) was really cool and had me amazed as well as squicked out. There were some events I could see coming, but others got me by surprise. All in all a cool and suspenseful read.

This book seems to be a standalone, and the ending reflects that, although I do see possibilities for a sequel or companion novel. I will keep an eye out for more by Harian.

Why should you read it:
It's a really cool YA Fantasy read.


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