I Do Not Trust You: A Novel
From the minds of two of Roswell's original creators, Laura J. Burns and Melinda Metz, I Do Not Trust You is a white-knuckle read filled with their signature plot twists. With uneasy, ever-changing alliances, this thrilling novel asks the question, how far would you go to save the ones you love?
Memphis "M" Engel is stubborn to a fault, graced with an almost absurd knowledge of long lost languages and cultures, and a heck of an opponent in a fight. In short: she's awesome.
Ashwin “Ash” Sood is a little too posh for M's tastes, a little too good looking, and has way too many secrets. He desperately wants the ancient map M inherited from her archeologist father, believing it will lead him to a relic with the power to destroy the world. M obviously can't trust him.
Equally desperate to find the relic for reasons of her own, M forms an uneasy partnership with Ash. From the catacombs of Paris, to a sacred forest in Norway, to the ruins of a submerged temple in Egypt, together they crisscross the globe in their search. But through it all, M can never be sure: Is she traveling with a friend or enemy?
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This book gave me so many Tomb Raider/Indiana Jones Vibes! You get to travel into the caves of Egypt, the catecombs below Paris, and back to the French Quarter of New Orleans in this fun YA Historical Fantasy.
M is a young girl whose lost both her parents and now lives with two people she’s never met or heard of. She’s been forced to stay put in New York when she’s been so used to a lifetime of travelling with her archaeologist father. It’s not until one day when she finds herself being followed that she learns what she’s been told about her father’s death may not be what it seems. M is such a fun character with her bow staff and knowledge of ancient languages. I really enjoyed her personality as a sassy take no flack personality and when she meets Ash her trust in others is tested. She is intelligent, kick ass, and will make you fall in love with the history of the gods. It was so fun see her loyalty to saving the people she loves and learning that it’s ok not to trust those around you if you don’t feel their intentions are in the right place. She kind of makes you want to be her she’s so cool!
Ash. He’s sent on the job of having to collect a map from M in order to keep the bad guys from getting the artifacts that could very well destroy the world if they are put back together. Along the way you’ll find Ash has more secrets than he’s lead M to believe and now he’s forced to play both sides. He learns that what he’s been told may not be the truth and his partnership with M shows him that he may be willing to sacrifice all he knows based on what he’s learning from M. His loyalties are tested as he ventures into dangerous territory with M and at the end of this book he will have the ultimate test. His character is definitely the more rigid, rule following, of the two but towards the end he starts to get invested in helping M find each artifact and finds that her love for her family is something he can still have.
This YA Historical Fantasy was so much fun. I wanted to go on all the adventures with M and Ash. I wish there were more because I’m sure there are lots of quests they will be going on in the future!
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