This, however, only makes it harder when faced with the reality that the end promises only a single champion. All are attracted to the city by a book that reveals all the secrets of the bloody tournament, the historical patterns and strategies the families use, and the further humiliation it brings to the family that wrote it.įor characters purposefully written to be morally grey, the emotions they feel as they face their challenges may have readers quickly sympathizing and growing fond of some. The media, reporters, and everyone watching their every move. When the tournament begins, for the very first time in the history of Ilvernath, the city, the champions have an audience from all over the world. For many, potential red herrings keep them in cautious trust. An instant rivalry, desperate deals, the shock of a decision that completely upsets a plan set in stone for years, and an instigator who appears too often for some readers to dismiss as coincidence. Until around 40 percent of the book, the competition doesn’t start, but connections are already made. With each chapter beginning with an ‘excerpt’ from the book within the story, readers are able to connect to the story itself, especially as the book goes on. In the end, similar to the series it’s compared to, one champion remains, and control of high magic is given to their families.įor two of the main characters, their lives are centered around the competition. The Blood Veil demands a sacrifice, the sky only lightening once blood is shed. The book narrates a story about a tournament, a curse on seven families to give the tournament a champion when the sky turns red-something called the Blood Veil-that falls over the far-off city each generation at the Blood Moon. Herman, takes a different approach to the trope readers most commonly associate with the popular book series turned movie adaptation The Hunger Games : Competition. All of Us Villains, a YA novel co-written by Amanda Foody and C.L.

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