![]() ![]() ![]() It just felt a little too long initially. I did love that there was actual time for Tisaanah to learn the language, more about her power, and the area she was in. My only small tidbit is the first part could have been shortened just a bit. ![]() I was into it from the start and loved the path it took. I have been struggling to find a good book that kept my attention the whole way through and this was that breakthrough. OH yes, I have found a new fantasy series to read!!!!! Even if it means gambling in the Orders’ deadly games. The bloody past he wants to forget may be the key to her future… or the downfall of them both.īut Tisaanah will stop at nothing to save those she abandoned. Even more dangerous are her growing feelings for Maxantarius. The Orders’ intentions are cryptic, and Tisaanah must prove herself under the threat of looming war. But to join their ranks, she must complete an apprenticeship with Maxantarius Farlione, a handsome and reclusive fire wielder who despises the Orders. But the night she tries to buy her freedom, she barely escapes with her life.ĭesperate to save the best friend she left behind, Tisaanah journeys to the Orders, the most powerful organization of magic Wielders in the world. Ripped from a forgotten homeland as a child, Tisaanah learned how to survive with nothing but a sharp wit and a touch of magic. ![]()
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