Reader’s Notes:
– this is the first of a trilogy & must be read in order; the story ends on a cliffhanger
– this is told mainly from Quell’s points of view (with some chapters from Yagrin’s)
-there are a few mentions of characters having died/being killed/tortured – little to no details for each mention
– there are about 6 curse words
– in this world, those with magic worship & dedicate themselves/their powers to the goddess said to have given them in the first place
Review:
Oh my goodness that ending was just… gah! So good and a little surprising which was nice, though at the same time it made me a little mad that I didn’t choose to wait until all the books were out! XD
One of the things that I found odd, yet refreshing about the book was that Quell had been on the run with her mother, but doesn’t ever really question who her dad is. He isn’t mentioned at all (she doesn’t say she knows who he is either) but people who know her family history more than she does acts like it’s a scandal. I’m wondering if her father’s identity will end up being a big reveal sort of thing in one of the coming books.
I really enjoyed getting to know Quell’s ‘new’ world as she learned more about it and her family’s history/legacy! I loved the enemies to more/hate to love vibe between Quell and Jordan. They had such fun/dramatic banter and they were so sweet whenever they managed to let down their walls with each other.
I also really enjoyed the chapters from Yagrin’s point of view. It showed that someone was after Quell, but that it was much more than she could think (especially with Yagrin questioning some of the things he had to do).
I’m very curious to see what happens in the next book!
Summary:
Quell hopes that she and her mother will no longer need to keep moving constantly in order to keep Quell safe from those who would want to harm her for her dark gift. But when she stumbles upon something she shouldn’t have seen, Quell has to run once again. In the process, she and her mother get separated, the safe house no longer is safe to go to, so Quell goes to the last place she felt safe: her grandmother’s home.
But when Quell enters the estate, she finds herself embroiled in a world that she thought to be far from possible for her. The House of Marionne is not only her grandmother’s estate, but also a school for the upcoming magic users of society to train in until they pass three rites and find their own way. Quell must enter it for her own protection while waiting for her mother to come for her, and hopes that maybe she can train her own good magic to be stronger than the dark powers beneath her skin. That way when she passes all the rites, Quell can bind all of her magic and make it so her dark gift can’t be used ever again.
But the longer Quell lives the life of an upcoming debutante, the more she worries and wonders if she’ll ever make it to the last rite. Especially when she is given a tutor that is trained to search for people like herself who possess forbidden magic…
– this is the first of a trilogy & must be read in order; the story ends on a cliffhanger
– this is told mainly from Quell’s points of view (with some chapters from Yagrin’s)
-there are a few mentions of characters having died/being killed/tortured – little to no details for each mention
– there are about 6 curse words
– in this world, those with magic worship & dedicate themselves/their powers to the goddess said to have given them in the first place
Review:
Oh my goodness that ending was just… gah! So good and a little surprising which was nice, though at the same time it made me a little mad that I didn’t choose to wait until all the books were out! XD
One of the things that I found odd, yet refreshing about the book was that Quell had been on the run with her mother, but doesn’t ever really question who her dad is. He isn’t mentioned at all (she doesn’t say she knows who he is either) but people who know her family history more than she does acts like it’s a scandal. I’m wondering if her father’s identity will end up being a big reveal sort of thing in one of the coming books.
I really enjoyed getting to know Quell’s ‘new’ world as she learned more about it and her family’s history/legacy! I loved the enemies to more/hate to love vibe between Quell and Jordan. They had such fun/dramatic banter and they were so sweet whenever they managed to let down their walls with each other.
I also really enjoyed the chapters from Yagrin’s point of view. It showed that someone was after Quell, but that it was much more than she could think (especially with Yagrin questioning some of the things he had to do).
I’m very curious to see what happens in the next book!
Summary:
Quell hopes that she and her mother will no longer need to keep moving constantly in order to keep Quell safe from those who would want to harm her for her dark gift. But when she stumbles upon something she shouldn’t have seen, Quell has to run once again. In the process, she and her mother get separated, the safe house no longer is safe to go to, so Quell goes to the last place she felt safe: her grandmother’s home.
But when Quell enters the estate, she finds herself embroiled in a world that she thought to be far from possible for her. The House of Marionne is not only her grandmother’s estate, but also a school for the upcoming magic users of society to train in until they pass three rites and find their own way. Quell must enter it for her own protection while waiting for her mother to come for her, and hopes that maybe she can train her own good magic to be stronger than the dark powers beneath her skin. That way when she passes all the rites, Quell can bind all of her magic and make it so her dark gift can’t be used ever again.
But the longer Quell lives the life of an upcoming debutante, the more she worries and wonders if she’ll ever make it to the last rite. Especially when she is given a tutor that is trained to search for people like herself who possess forbidden magic…