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The Key of F

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this was a really good read, the characters were great and I really had a good time reading this. I'll look forward to more from the author.

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I received a copy of this book for a fair and honest review. This is a very crazy and fast paced ride. Fale has a key that was given to her by her father and when he passes away she goes to live with a friend. When she turns 18 years old she comes into her powers. She uses these abilities to save a childhood friend which puts her on the grid for the people who run her city. They want the key too, but Fale and her friend go into hiding. It keeps you turning the pages and your heart is pounding as you read. There are two more books in the trilogy. I need to know what happens next.

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First book in this series, starts out great. There is lots of action and some romance and magic as well. Set in the future Fale has mostly raised herself. Her parents died when she was quite young and she has not been connected to anyone much since. She came home at age 8 to find her father dying after a severe beating .
She was taken in by an “uncle” Nelson, a friend of her father who tried to do his best raising her. The uncle has gone missing and now Fale is trying to find him. She has a few friends who join the plot and are helping some more actively than others.
Fale has visions that play a big role in the first half of the story but fade over the course of the telling. She is attacked early in the story and believes her attackers were after a key of “f” that she wears around her neck. At this point Keron enters her life. After patching her up her injuries from the attack he becomes her protector and friend, a previous crush of Falon’s.
Fale has done extensive training with sword work and works and teaches some classes at TacTrack. A kind of indoor workout center.
Things speed up considerably at this point, there is fight, hiding and a ton of running that follows
Too much to explain further without giving away too much. Cliffhangers at the end , but it is a series. I will read the rest, because I want to know the end.
I received an ARC e-copy of this book from NetGalley. All of the review is my opinion.
I hope you read and enjoy as I did

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Since I got an ARC from Netgalley, I felt compelled to finish this, but I didn't especially enjoy it. I was annoyed when it ended as a cliffhanger, but not so frustrated as I might have been if I had cared about what happened next.

Fale, the heroine of the story, was immature, emotional, and irritating. She kept doing stupid things, not considering her actions in advance, jumping to conclusions, and attributing motives that were inaccurate. Keron, her boyfriend/protector, is more mature, though perhaps a bit misguided.

Conversations are stilted and inauthentic. The plot, though interesting, had some holes. For example, Fale injured her hand and had it bandaged. Lucien sliced the knife into her left palm, then used her right thumb to press into the blood to make a thumbprint. But her right hand, wrapped in a bandage would mean this would be difficult and likely to get blood all over the bandage.

Also, I must point out that the past tense of “drag” is “dragged,” not “drug.” The past tense of “spring” is “sprang,” not “sprung,” although “had sprung” would have been okay.

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a story that happens in a nother world in the future. two young adults struggle with magic and finding out one of them is a long lost princess. Very entertaining.

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"The Key of F" is Book one of the "Freedom Fight" Trilogy. Fale, an orphan princess warrior, trained to be a peace keeper has visions that lead her to discover that she's something of a well- kept secret and quite possibly the one to save the world with the help of her friends, Izzy, Keron, and her best friend, Lisle.
The setting reminded me of Hunger Games being that the country Algea is divided into districts much like Hunger Games was.
I look forward to reading the rest of the Trilogy.

Thank you to Publisher and NetGalley for the eARC

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I received this book from NetGalley in exchange of an honest review.

The Key of F is a dystopian book, full of twists and adventure, with an interesting and peculiar female main character, Fale.
The country of Algea, after a terrible civil war, was divided in zones, each one centered on the production of a specific need (it reminds me a lot of The Hunger Games) and Fale, since her eighteen birthday, has visions, feelings, thoughts she can't explain. When for the first time she is able to act before the vision happens, saving her friend and crush, Keron, everything changes. Since her father was killed when she was eight years old, Fale was taken care and trained to fight by Nelson, his father's friend and kept her father ancient key as a necklace. When her saving Keron changes the course of action, Fale and her crush find themselves running from people who want her key and her death. Soon, looking for informations, seeking help, Fale and her friends, Keron, Lisle and Izzy, are involved into a mystery regarding an hidden war, a mysterious princess and strange powers.

Even though I didn't like so much the writing style (too many dialogues and too rushed in some parts), The Key of F is a captivating read, full of twists and interesting characters. I like Fale, a lot, because she's determined, strong and stubborn and I love her relationships with Keron, Lisle and Izzy. I liked the conflict she went through from being a normal person to...well, you need to read the book to discover it!
The story is a mix between The Hunger Games and Divergent (as soon as I read the description I knew I had to request this book!), with wizard, magic, love, mystery, riddles, journey, new places to see and people to free. Mixed with legends and powers, The Key of F is the first book of Freedom Fight Trilogy (it's possible to read a sneak peek of the second book from my copy and my need to know what will happen next is grow even more)

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