Review: Dark layered fantasy
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 3, 2012
Disclosure - I received a copy of this from the author as a gift.I've read this story a couple of times now. I found myself racing through it the first time to see what happened, which meant I missed a lot of subtle little layers.Alaysha is the water witch, used by her father to destroy his enemies. Hated and reviled by the people she serves, she is isolated and lonely, and not completely in control of her power. But when she finds out she's been used to destroy the only people that could have helped her - and probably would have welcomed her - Alaysha starts to rebel.The world building is detailed and complex, and you never know quite what is going to happen next; the author has avoided the usual fantasy trap of one-dimensional characters, and Alaysha's own moral code stops her taking the easy way out of the dangerous situations she finds herself in.A riveting read, and I'm looking forward to the rest of the series