THE CADET OF TILDOR, by Alex Liddell

The story: Cadet Renee de Winter knows she faces expulsion from the Academy if she can't improve her fighting skills. But the events swirling around her make that difficult: treason, attempted coup, and the arrival of the one man whose approval she values more than anyone else's. Is she willing to abandon longtime friends and even family in order to make the cut and succeed in a man's world of espionage and war?

June Cleaver’s ratings: Language PG-13; Nudity PG; Sexual Content PG; Violence R; Substance Abuse PG-13; Magic & the Occult PG-13; GLBT Content G; Adult Themes PG (war and brutality); overall rating PG-13.

Liz's comments: Plenty of bad language and violence in this one, but considering the context (a warrior academy where it's survival of the fittest) it would be more surprising not to have that kind of content. There are good messages about standing by your friends and trying to choose what's right amid a chaos of choices, plus plenty of action and mystery. Give this one to anyone who's a fan of Cinda Williams Chima's "Seven Realms" series. I liked it a lot!