Read for: Requested Review/ Netgalley/ Anticipated Release
Synopsis: "What if you knew how and when you will die?
Csorwe does — she will climb the mountain, enter the Shrine of the Unspoken, and gain the most honored title: sacrifice.
But on the day of her foretold death, a powerful mage offers her a new fate. Leave with him, and live. Turn away from her destiny and her god to become a thief, a spy, an assassin—the wizard's loyal sword. Topple an empire, and help him reclaim his seat of power.
But Csorwe will soon learn – gods remember, and if you live long enough, all debts come due."
My Review: This is one of those books that really piqued my interest, but wasn't sure what to expect from this debut author, so I was really excited to be able to read it early. Unfortunately, I really struggled with this one, it took me nearly a month to read and I was struggling so much with the ebook that I decided to try the audio book, which helped some, especially with pronunciations. The world is quite vast and encompasses several world that are connected some way, maybe like a portal/wormhole like way, but not a lot is explained. I am still confused as to the mode of transportation as well, I can't tell if they are airship like or something else. The descriptions of the characters also leave a lot to be desired, I really struggled to be able to picture anything in my mind, possibly Csorwe is an orc like character but don't take my word for it. With that said, the character interactions are great, I loved the relationship that develops between Csorwe and Sethennai, the way it develops and changes throughout the story was really appreciated. Unfortunately, that couldn't save the full story for me. It was rather tedious to read and I really had to push myself to continue reading, hoping for a payoff. Some issues are resolved but clearly it leads to another book in a series but I find myself hesitant to take on another.
My Rating: I really struggled with this one, if we had gotten more scenes of the learning part of Csorwe's life, or had a little better world/character building I think I would have really enjoyed this one. Unfortunately, it didn't work for me and I give it a rating of Two Paws.
I received a complimentary copy of this book via Netgalley. The above is my honest review and opinion.
You can find out more about A.K. Larkwood and this book as well as upcoming releases on her Goodreads page or Website.
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