The story is great! Like, shit, “Why did I even judge this book in the first place?”, it revolves with our main character, Willow Kent, whose life is about to change, like a normal dystopian novels, it’s a cliché in a way but you wouldn’t get tired of it because this novel is a game, a game of chess where our characters play with their tongues and manipulate people into their own liking.

I have a huge urge of asking the author to change the cover but NO it was fine and elegant as it is. I like how the touch of black to the cover and the dagger is appealing to me but the wings of a butterfly? Really? I shouldn’t judge the book, as the old saying says And then here I am, vowing to read the second book! It is fucking great, After reading for like a few chapters, like 80% on the book, I checked again the cover of the book and despite the butterfly wings, I loved the book - and it turns out that I will love the cover, the cover has meaning in the book and you’ll love it, and you wanted the cover to stay as it is. Denault! Holy Shit! This book is crazy, I was so judgmental that it took me days before I started to read Gambit. I demand a hardback copy of the Gambit by C.L. Because despite the conflict, mine is becoming quite fond of you.” “Mine doesn’t like you very much.” “Well, that’s a shame. “Willow, this….tension… between us is unsustainable.” His warm hand, still at my waist, slid to small of my back. How much will she sacrifice in order to win To ensure peace, she must leave the past behind, marry a man she’s never met, and submit to the authority of a relentless officer with a hidden agenda of his own. Greed, corruption, and genetic tampering threaten every aspect of her existence as she’s thrust, unwilling, into the sophisticated culture of the elite Core city. With remarkable skills and a shocking genetic code the Core and its enemies will do anything to obtain, Willow suddenly finds the freedom she craves slipping through her fingers.

But when a genetically-advanced military officer shows up in her village and questions her identity, long-buried secrets begin to emerge. Sixteen-year-old Willow Kent believed she was normal. Those with extraordinary skills rise to power and fame.

In Earth’s battle-ridden future, humans have evolved.

Gambit by C.L. Denault