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First Year
First Year | Rachel E Carter
For 15-year-old Ryiah the choice has always been easy. Become a warrior and leave the boring confines of her lowborn life behind. Set to enroll in the School of Knighthood on the eve of her next birthday, plans suddenly shift when her twin brother discovers powers. Hoping that hers will soon follow, she enrolls with Alex at the Academy instead -the realm's most notorious war school for those with magic. Yet when she arrives Ry finds herself competing against friend and foe for one of the exalted apprenticeships. Every "first-year" is given a trial year to prove their worth -and no amount of hard work and drive will guarantee them a spot. It seems like everyone is rooting for her to fail -and first and foremost among them Prince Darren, the school prodigy who has done nothing but make life miserable since she arrived. When an accidental encounter leads Ryiah and Darren to an unlikely friendship she is convinced nothing good will come of it. But the lines become blurred when she begins to improve -and soon she is a key competitor for the faction of Combat... Still, nothing is ever as it seems -and when the world comes crashing down around her, Ry is forced to place faith in the one thing she can believe in -herself. Will it be enough?
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DaveGreen7777
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#TarotTakeover #AceOfSwords

Today‘s card chosen by @Meaw_catlady and @ErinSueMreads is the Ace of Swords, which has to do with breakthroughs and achievements. This card reminds me of Ryiah from Rachel E. Carter‘s “Black Mage” series. Ryiah is pretty much the antithesis of the Chosen One trope... nothing comes easy for Ryiah, and as she learns how to wield and control magic, she has to fight and sweat and claw for everything she accomplishes!

Branwen Ooooooh! 😍 This sounds really fantastic! 💕📚 4y
DaveGreen7777 @Branwen This is another book I think you‘d really enjoy, Becky! 😀 4y
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DaveGreen7777
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Thank you for this Fantastic #ManicMonday @JoScho 😁

📖 - “First Year” by Rachel E Carter
📝 - Forward, Eve (Author of “Villains By Necessity”, one of my favorites!)
🎥 - “The Fly” (the Jeff Goldblum version... Goldblum makes everything better!)
📺 - “Firefly” (I‘m a proud Browncoat! 🚀)
🎤 - Ford, Lita
🎸 - Faith No More
🎶 - “Faithfully” by Journey

JoScho Oh Faith No More takes me back high school! Great choice. Thanks for playing Dave 💙 4y
DaveGreen7777 @JoScho Thank you! I still catch myself singing “Land of Sunshine” by FNM sometimes! 😂 4y
Megabooks Love Faithfully! 4y
DaveGreen7777 @Megabooks One of my favorite ballads of all times! 😭 4y
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This book was a delightful surprise. I downloaded it on a whim, not expecting that much. But I was hooked from the very beginning. I loved the characters and the magic- especially how much “reality” was put into the magic. Absolutely loved this book!

Quirkybookworm Welcome! 6y
Chia.V Welcome to Litsy! 🌻🌻 6y
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AshleyMcLeo
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Amazing series!

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HolliDapp
First Year | Rachel E Carter
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So far I‘m liking this series.

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cheynnenorth
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"The people who tell you what you want to hear are the most dangerous enemies you'll ever meet."

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vpierno
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This book is on sale 99 cents for a limited time! For fifteen-year-old Ryiah, the choice has always been easy. Become a mage and train in Combat, the most prestigious faction of magic. Yet when she arrives, Ry finds herself competing against friend & foe for one of the exalted apprenticeships.

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Bambi_Unbridled
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I don't read a ton of Y/A but I'm glad I gave this one a shot. This #fantasy would probably be popular with Harry Potter fans... think high school for magic users.
http://bambi-unbridled.blogspot.com/2016/11/audiobook-review-first-year-by-rache...

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Ronda
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Loved this book, happily surprised at the enjoyment I got from this, YA for sure, lots of magic and budding plots for the future ☺

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rachelcarterauthor
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My preciousssssssss.

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Ronda
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Excited to start this...

NovelGirl82 That looks good!!! 7y
Ronda It's started off really really good! I hope it continues ☺ 7y
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Ronda
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Finished the novella and I absolutely loved it! A great insight to what lies ahead... Bring on First Year!

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Ronda
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Not reading this yet, Reading 'Non Heir', 0.5 in the series... so far so good... Litsy doesn't have this title.