This book has hidden circumstances which tend to keep the reader guessing throughout the book. It starts with a character for whom you do not learn the back story until much later in the telling, but for whom there is a tendency to feel sympathy.
Léonard Martin is Minister for Culture, so how come that he is at Montverre now? Clare Dryden is the Magister Ludi and not happy that Léo is back at Montvere. During his visit they rub each other up the wrong way and cause agitation.
Leo is not happy with is accommodation provided for his stay at Montverre, but the Magister is not prepared to alter his rooming arrangements, so he must endure the difficulties of the situation, alongside those of his banishment.
There is a lot of depth and detail in this telling, you won't guess how it all twines together. The characters have links across all the levels and somehow it all just comes together.
"The Rat closes her eyes, wary of the moonlight reflecting off them. It is too late to climb higher; any movement will make a noise."I received an e-ARC of this novel through NetGalley. I am delighted to provide a fair and honest review. NetGalley does not allow for paid reviews.
4/5 Stars (What this means...five-stars-applied-carefully)
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From the Number 1 bestselling author of THE BINDING
There’s a silence, like the gap between two ticks of a clock.
Then she turns away, unable to look at his face.
Léo was once a student at Montverre, an exclusive academy tucked away in the mountains, where students learn an arcane and mysterious game. Now he returns in disgrace, exiled to his old place of learning.
Claire is the first woman to serve as Montverre’s Magister Ludi. When Léo first sees Claire he senses a connection with her, though he’s sure they have never met before.
As secrets whisper in the walls and the legendary Midsummer Game, the climax of the year, draws closer, will Léo discover the truth about Claire – and will that truth destroy them both?
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