Story Blurb
With her death foretold, Althea Zoltaire only has three years to become what she’s always dreamed of being: a warrior legend.
Women are forbidden to wield blades, so she has trained in secret her entire life. Now racing against the clock, she fights to secure her place in the elite guild charged with the protection of the five kingdoms.
The sparring and hazing of the new trainees border on deadly, but even more dangerous is her growing attraction to Wilder Hawthorne, her unwilling warrior chaperone.
All around them, schemes are afoot and darkness looms.
Will Althea pass the perilous initiation test and take her place as a champion of Thezmarr – or will the invading evil snatch away her dream before it starts?
My Thoughts/Opinion
I think a big lure for this series for me is that it's complete. After my Onyx Storm hangover, I needed to start a series that I could read through to the end and I'm glad I chose this one. Althea starts out singularly focused and I admire her tenacity toward her goal. Wilder is a fantastic hero and this first book was filled with a great balance of world building and relationship building. I love the secondary cast, especially Kipp and Callahan. Really hoping those two make it out of this series alive...tbd...onto the next book!
Favorite Quote:
“If you seek power in a world of men and monsters, there is nothing more powerful than knowledge and the ability to wield it.”
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