Ren Kolins is a silver wielder—a dangerous thing to be in the kingdom of Erdis, where magic has been outlawed for a century. Ren is just trying to survive, sticking to a life of petty thievery, card games, and pit fighting to get by. But when a wealthy rebel leader discovers her secret, he offers her a fortune to join his revolution. The caveat: she won't see a single coin until they overthrow the King.
Behind the castle walls, a brutal group of warriors known as the King's Children is engaged in a competition: the first to find the rebel leader will be made King's Fang, the right hand of the King of Erdis. And Adley Farre is hunting down the rebels one by one, torturing her way to Ren and the rebel leader, and the coveted King's Fang title.
But time is running out for all of them, including the youngest Prince of Erdis, who finds himself pulled into the rebellion. Political tensions have reached a boiling point, and Ren and the rebels must take the throne before war breaks out.
My Review:
I really enjoyed this book. I loved getting to know Ren, Darek, Adley and Kellen as we shifted between their perspectives. That this book centers around a rebellion-that Darek runs, that needs Ren to succeed, that Adley is trying to foil and capture, and that Kellen, the prince who doesn't fit with his family, with the court, I loved how their stories intertwined!
Ren is a character with a past, let me tell you! She had a sharp tongue, and she wasn't afraid to take it out on you. I loved her clashes with Darek, they were great verbal sparring partners. I really enjoyed all their interactions!
The magic was a pretty interesting part of this book, of silver and manipulating it. And it was pretty important to the plot, what with all the politics surrounded it, that the royal family had it, and killed everyone else. And a good reason why there's a rebellion against them, though it is 100 or so years later, the quality of the line of kings hasn't changed. Well, Kellen is different, but he's the exception to the rule.
When all of these characters finally got together, yeah, they were a force to be reckoned with. And how all those little details came together for that ending? That was just awesome, unexpected, and still caused a lot of trouble and fall out! It was epic to read!
I enjoyed this book immensely, it was a really great read!
Author: Jennifer Gruenke
Read: May 31st, 2020
Source: NetGalley
Reason Why: Sounded really great, and it's a DAC Book and a SAC 2020 Book!
Publisher: Flux
Published: May 26th 2020
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