From the dust jacket- Where Nirrim lives, crime abounds, a harsh tribunal rules, and society's pleasures are reserved for the High Kith. Life in the Ward is grim and punishing. People of her low status are forbidden from sampling sweets or wearing colors. You either follow the rules or pay a tithe and suffer the consequences.
Nirrim keeps her head down and a dangerous secret close to her chest.
But then she encounters Sid, a rakish traveler from far away who whispers rumors that the High Kith possesses magic. Sid tempts Nirrim to seek that magic for herself. But to do that, Nirrim must surrender her old life. She must place her trust in this sly stranger who asks above all, not to be trusted.
Review- A fantastic first volume with a good mystery, interesting main character, and just little romance. Nirrim has lived her life behinds walls, keeping her head down, and just trying to help others. Anything can be taken from her, at any time, for any reason or no reason at all. When a god's bird is seen in the lower Ward, everyone is chasing it but Nirrim finds it and returns it, only to be thrown into jail. There she meets Sid and everything in her life changes. She starts taking risks that she never would have imagined before. Having read Rutkoski's first novels, I was very excited to get her newish series in and I was not disappointed. The plot is so interesting, with everything going on to pull both Nirrim and the reader through into the truth at the end of the novel. I will say that the romance in this novel is F/F, but it is not graphic, but if you don't want to read a story with that in it, then don't read this novel. But if that doesn't matter to you and you like neat high fantasy stories, then you should give this novel a try.
I give this novel a Five out of Five stars. I get nothing for my review and I borrowed this book from my local library.
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