Author: Susan Dennard
Series: The Witchlands
Publisher: Tor
Format: E-Book
Pages: 416 Pages
Rating: ⭐⭐
*RECEIVED FROM NETGALLEY FOR AN HONEST REVIEW*
Goodreads Blurb
Young witches Safiya and Iseult have a habit of finding trouble. After clashing with a powerful Guildmaster and his ruthless Bloodwitch bodyguard, the friends are forced to flee their home.Safi must avoid capture at all costs as she's a rare Truthwitch, able to discern truth from lies. Many would kill for her magic, so Safi must keep it hidden - lest she be used in the struggle between empires. And Iseult's true powers are hidden even from herself.
In a chance encounter at Court, Safi meets Prince Merik and makes him a reluctant ally. However, his help may not slow down the Bloodwitch now hot on the girls' heels. All Safi and Iseult want is their freedom, but danger lies ahead. With war coming, treaties breaking and a magical contagion sweeping the land, the friends will have to fight emperors and mercenaries alike. For some will stop at nothing to get their hands on a Truthwitch.
Thoughts
The story follows Safiya and Iseult after a highway robbery goes spectacularly wrong, and they are chased by a Bloodwitch. They then go on the run to try and get way from the Bloodwitch.I really wanted to love this book, there was so much hype around it, but I found it so slow going, and I didn't know where I was coming or going with this book, the writing just seem to be so fractured.
I did love Iseult, I thought she was such a fantastic character, (she was the reason the book got the 2 stars rather than a 1 star).
I really wasn't a fan of Safi, I found her to be so selfish, and just led Iseult everywhere, She seemed to be such a bossy character, and just did what she wanted, no matter the consequences (hence why they were on the run in the first place).
Overall it was an OK book, and I do want to read the next one, as I really do want to love this series, so I'll give it another shot.
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