5 Stars
Disclaimer on the book today. This book is originally published in
Australia. I am a fan and had to order
this book from an independent book store in Pennsylvania to read this book. All of this and the book was well worth the
wait to get the book and I’m going to have to wait until sometime next year for
it to be released in the USA but if you are interested in the book you can
order from this website:
And you will get it signed.
Now onto the book review.
Shyla was born sun-kissed.
She should have been left out to die when she was born but she was taken
in by the monks. They raised her until
adulthood where she was given the option to join the monks or be cast out. She would still be acknowledged but not
family or allowed past the first library.
She chooses to go out and see the world.
Shyla tries to start a business finding lost artifacts but because she
is sun-kissed finds it difficult to find work until the princes’ archaeologist, Banqui,
asks her to find things for him. He continues
to use her serves and sends people to her until the Eyes of Tamburah are stolen
from him. They are believed to have
magical powers that many people wish to have to gain control of the water
resources. This would allow them to
control the city and take power away from the prince. Shyla is forced into tracking down the thief
to save Banqui from the tender mercy of the Water Prince. With the Water Prince’s Captain Rendon following
her she is determined to find the eyes and save lives as soon as possible.
Like all of the other books Maria V Snyder has written the
writing was spot on. The pacing was spot
on. I never felt there was any lag in
the story. Even though it was the first
in a new series there wasn’t a lot of world building lag. You get the whole story and the world
building as we went and it made sense. I
know some people didn’t like Shyla with Rendor but I liked them together. They just worked. He was willing to take a backseat to her
wants so she could grow and become the person she was meant to be. He sets aside his wants to help her. Even though he had done some bad things in
his life he was trying to make amends for those bad things. I can’t wait for the next book to come out to
see how the story is continued. Highly
recommend reading this book.
Book 1 Archives of the Invisible Sword
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