Girl in the Arena

Do you ever dream about being something big in life? Would you ever be able to face the fact that one of your parents were gone for good? Did you read the Hunger Games and find it completely awesome? If so, then Girl in the Arena by Lise Haines is a book you'll want to consider looking at.. and then reading! Filled with unimaginable action, scary prophesies, and unwanted press swarms, this book will keep you up all night!

Lyn has had it rough since the first gladiator husband her mother married. She's been forced to learn fighting, take care of her brother who has special needs, and stay strong after every one of her stepfathers is killed during a battle. But when her favorite and final stepfather is killed by Uber and he takes her dowry bracelet, Lyn's life is turned upside down, holding even more chaos than before. Soon paparazzi are swarming the house, which Lyn's family is going to lose if she doesn't marry Uber like she's supposed to. There's only one problem though: Lyn doesn't WANT to marry him. She wants to have a normal life, not one filled with the hectic moments of being a Glad Wife. After seeming like she's finally found some stability, another tragedy strikes, bringing even more trauma into her life. Lyn makes a decision- she's going to fight the person who killed her father. Can she live with the results of these decisions?

This book is one of my favorites because of all the action put into it. There's never a chapter that's missing either a heart-stopper or something that will get your pulse racing. It's one of those books you can't put down until you read to the very end. Haines does such a great job of putting details in just the right spots, so you actually feel what the character is feeling.

Will Lyn be able to survive her life before the fight? Are there more disastrous surprises waiting along the road? Can she live with the outcome of her choices? Read Girl in the Arena by Lise Haines and I can tell you, it's just as great as the Hunger Games.