Review: Great story!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 2, 2014
I received the book from the author for an honest review.Not a huge fan of fantasy and magic stories, I must I really liked this book. The plot was very original and well delivered, with a strong female character that had a nice momentum to the book.Erial, a very young almost Adept woman lived in a castle a princess life, but when she used her magic for evil and not good; even if justified; she's send on a journey to be trained.On this journey she had good and bad adventures allowing her the time to become part of everyday life meeting people in desperate positions; doing what they had to do to survive, but through it all her magic kept her out of harm's way and the colorful characters made the story interesting.One such an character was Kealan, courier, ex-commander of the High Court, protector of the treasury that found himself in trouble with his people and especially his evil cousin Udolen. Betrayed, held as a captive and in-humanly tortured he was left as dead when Eriale found him.Through her determination and sacrifice she learned about people, using her magic as a guide and getting what she needed; to rid herself of her virginity and become an Adept. Young Erial was very nonchalant about her virginity and very arrogant in her own powers as she found herself in the middle of a resistance, helping the villagers to be rid of an Evil Mage. Her own abilities strengthen her to stand up against the evil that lingered every where, destroying the land and its people.The author's descriptive writing cause you to enjoy the path with her, as she paint this very fresh and captivating story with her  pen. Through her descriptive writing you could feel the torture of Kealan as he laid sprawled open on the torture table; you'd smell the different aromas, as it drifted through the jail; it felt realistic and believable; making you part of every scene as it happened. You'd sense the evil magic as it deceive and torture innocent villagers and children from their life force.The author had created a fascinating world where magic is at the order of the day, fairies fly freely around and ordinary people that tried to make a living. It is about sacrifice,and holding on no matter what the circumstances; always finding a solution in the most harshest of times.A great book, that is fast paced and well written; a great book that I can recommend to all lovers of fantasy, but not under the age of sixteen.This was the second book I have read from this author and once again I wasn't dissapointed with her stories, and I for one will be on the look out for more from her.Thanks for the opportunity Olga.