Kestrel lives a pampered life as the daughter of the Valorian General, but even she cannot avoid society's imperative to either get married or become a soldier by the age of 20. She wants nothing more than to be left to play the piano, but in a militaristic society where arts are seen as a weakness that is not an option. She's a keen strategist and excellent at games of chance, which is why she makes a gamble one day and purchases a slave for an exorbitant fee from the auctions in the city. Her new slave is headstrong and rude, but he opens her eyes to see her society in a whole new light. Then Kesterel's entire world is turned upside down. She must start asking herself difficult questions: Who can you trust when any action you take will betray someone you love? What would you sacrifice for freedom? What is the difference between revolution and revenge? And most important of all: what are you willing to do to survive?
I was completely swept away by the world of this novel. The society is loosely based on ancient Greco-Roman civilization but has its own unique geography, history, and culture. There's no real heroes or villains, everyone populates a morally grey area as the plot twists and turns and power dynamics change in a dizzying but captivating way.
Erica's Picks
8th Grade
Tags: Character Driven, Romance
I was completely swept away by the world of this novel. The society is loosely based on ancient Greco-Roman civilization but has its own unique geography, history, and culture. There's no real heroes or villains, everyone populates a morally grey area as the plot twists and turns and power dynamics change in a dizzying but captivating way.
Erica's Picks
8th Grade
Tags: Character Driven, Romance
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