To Best the Boys
Books | Young Adult Fiction / Fantasy / Epic
3.6
(113)
Mary Weber
The task is simple: Don a disguise. Survive the labyrinth . . . Best the boys.Every year for the past fifty-four years, the residents of Pinsbury Port have received a mysterious letter inviting all eligible-aged boys to compete for an esteemed scholarship to the all-male Stemwick University. The poorer residents look to see if their names are on the list. The wealthier look to see how likely their sons are to survive. And Rhen Tellur opens it to see if she can derive which substances the ink and parchment are created from, using her father’s microscope.In the province of Caldon, where women train in wifely duties and men pursue collegiate education, sixteen-year-old Rhen Tellur wants nothing more than to become a scientist. As the poor of her seaside town fall prey to a deadly disease, she and her father work desperately to find a cure. But when her mum succumbs to it as well? Rhen decides to take the future into her own hands—through the annual all-male scholarship competition.With her cousin, Seleni, by her side, the girls don disguises and enter Mr. Holm’s labyrinth, to best the boys and claim the scholarship prize. Except not everyone is ready for a girl who doesn’t know her place. And not everyone survives the deadly maze.Welcome to the labyrinth.Praise for To Best the Boys:“Atmospheric, romantic, inspiring.” —KRISTEN CICCARELLI, internationally bestselling author of The Last Namsara"Smart, determined, and ready to take on the world: Rhen Tellur is an outstanding heroine with every reason to win a competition historically intended for boys." —Jodi Meadows, New York Times bestselling author of The Incarnate Trilogy and coauthor of My Lady JaneA “Hunger Games/Handmaid’s Tale mash-up.” —BN Teen Blog
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Author
Mary Weber
Pages
336
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Published Date
2019-03-19
ISBN
0718080971 9780718080976
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"<a href="https://laughinglistener.com/" target="_blank" >The Laughing Listener</a><br/><i>*I was graciously given a free copy in exchange for an honest review*</i><br/><b>July 2019</b><br/><b>Format:</b> eBook<br/><br/><b>DNF @ 40%</b><br/><br/>I feel so guilty doing this after the publisher was nice enough to give me a copy, but this just wasn’t my cup of tea. When I read the description for this book, I was expecting a high-stakes, action-packed adventure about a girl who enters a contest and kicks butt to the top. I thought I would be struggling to read the text through all my feminist tears. And although it is a very girl-power-y story, which I really appreciated, it was soooooooo not what I thought it was going to be. This felt more like a historical fiction novel with a fantasy twist and the action was in low supply.<br/><br/>Some of the characters were great, especially Rhen who has a flair for science and the morbid, but everything was just so low key that I had a hard time getting into it. Plus, the romance aspect of the story felt very predictable and trope-ish to me. I almost wish it hadn’t even been a factor so we could put a bigger spotlight on Rhen. <br/><br/>I think I’m feeling this way because I had the book built up in my head before reading it, which is my own fault, so maybe I’ll come back later and feel differently. But for now, this story just wasn’t for me."
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