Looking for something to lose myself in for the following days

[Rovinock]

Hello everyone! The thing is am in dire need of something to read. I am pretty much out of ideas, i started a few books but they all bored me after like 10 chapters and I moved on, went trough like 5 books already. I am looking for a book that's simillar to ender's game, transition from a boy to a briliant commander or a ruler. I want something SF with space battles, there's no need to have aliens in it aswell, that's a plus :-). I want it to be dark, no sugar coating nothing, I want a realistic book, people being killed everywhere. I would prefer if the main character is born in the gutter,has a hard life, barely getting by.Basicaly I want a dark SF military book, with a genius main lead. I know it's probably much to ask for but if you guys know anything that resembles what I asked for please post your recommendations bellow. Thank you all!

P.S: I kept saying SF, but if it's fantasy(probably i've read them all) or in the present, there's no problem, as long as there is war in it.

[BookeryBliss]

Give The Breach by Patrick Lee a try. It's the first book of a trilogy but it can be read without having to continue if you chose.
It does include some battling (some more intense than others), the scenes are well done and the suspense is intense. It has military action, but not in the traditional sense; most hinge on espionage, conspiracies, and classified supernatural knowledge. It doesn't fit your criteria entirely, but it is fast paced and loaded with action. I really think you'll enjoy the main character as well. Despite it's heavy sci-fi fantasy references, the book makes it feel believable therefore heightening the enjoyability of it all. I'm not a huge fan of sci-fi (mainly because most of them feel the same and I get bored with the concept) but this one I really enjoyed and ended up reading the whole trilogy. Rumors say that there is talk of making this into a movie: I think it would make an excellent candidate for exactly that. I hope this helps you in your search. Good luck and happy reading!

[Rovinock]

Kimberly wrote: "Give The Breach by Patrick Lee a try. It's the first book of a trilogy but it can be read without having to continue if you chose.
It does include some battling (some more intense t..."
Thank you for the suggestion, I marked it as to-read , after I'll finish the broken eye I probably will start reading it. Thanks again, you are the only one who replied in almost 2 weeks :)

[Arielle]

Try Red Rising! Your going to love it! There isn't space battles in this first book of the trilogy but there's an interesting plot and it's looking like a series. Check it out and let me know it had me hooked from the start.