Publisher: Penguin Random House
Released: 11th of May 2023
Has she been sent to save the realm or destroy it?
As Spymaster to the Queen, Aya's blood oath ensures she protects those she fights alongside - including Will, the Queen's Enforcer and Aya's bitter rival.
When rumors of dark magic rise in a nearby kingdom, both are sent to investigate.
But when Aya's power acts beyond her gods-given affinity, she risks being turned into a weapon in a war she doesn't know how to win.
And when her relationship with Will unexpectedly shifts, neither knows the danger that will follow . . .
What I Have to Say
This book really, really fell flat for me. Nothing about it captured my attention and I kept getting distracted. It just didn't feel that much to set it apart from the other fantasy novels that are out at the moment. I was interested in the whole idea of what makes a saint and whether her power was coming from the right place, but not enough to hold up the whole novel.
I also didn't get the point of having magic bonded wolves in the novel but only showing them for such a brief time! If you're character is magically bonded to the wolf, I want the wolf around all the time and to really explore the relationship with them. What is the point of the bond otherwise??
The author also had the habit of changing the viewpoint character in the middle of the scene with no scene break to indicate that it's changed. A couple of times, which I'm really hoping are mistakes, they didn't even change paragraphs between characters. It was really disconcerting to read.
I wish I could have given it a more favourable review, but I did not enjoy the book.
2 stars
My thanks go to Netgalley and Penguin Random House for providing me with copy for review.
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