Intisar writes an excellent story, a continuance of The Theft of Sunlight. Still following the adventures of Rae as she doggedly continues her quest to find the sister of her friend and as many of the others that have disappeared over time.
At the start, Rae is injured and being trafficked along with a number of others much younger than her. On her escape, when it comes, she takes another with her. But something happens and they are separated.
Rae continues her journey, along the way she is ensorcelled, captured, given fighting lessons and so much more. It is though, a continuous battle to keep moving on with her journey along the path she has set out for herself. Others are intend on diverting or stopping her, and most just want to make use of her by one means or another.
It's very much an action story, but not like the ones that have soldiers battling etc. All in all its very different and enjoyable.
Regarding quotes from books, they are a little snippet from within the core, they are not the content. They cannot convey the depth of what is within.
"I blink, staring as a tiny grey hummingbird darts up to me, wings brushing my bound hands. The bird slips between my fingers into the cup of my hands— and flattens. My fingers tighten around the small fold of paper it transforms into"
Thank you to NetGalley and Intisar Khanani for approving me to read this book
4/5 Stars
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I've been cursed, betrayed, and sold into slavery – but the truth I carry can't be allowed to die.
Only Rae knows the extent of the corruption at the heart of the kingdom of Menaiya, from the noble lord who betrayed her, to the Circle of Mages whose wards protect the slavers from discovery. Injured and imprisoned on a slave ship, Rae's options are quickly running out. When a desperate escape attempt goes terribly wrong, she finds herself indebted to a terrifying Fae sorceress.
Now Rae will not rest until she has rescued her fellow prisoners and freed her land from the darkness that has taken hold. To succeed, she'll need every ally she can find—including Bren, the thief who may have stolen her heart. But Bren is hiding his own bloody secrets, and the curses that encircle Rae have sunk their claws into her mind. With her debts coming due and time running short, all the truths in the world may not be enough to save her kingdom, or herself.
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