You may agree with me, or you may not, but I didn't like this book all that much.The idea of the story, I will admit, was great. The back of the book drew me in immediately. It seemed interesting and the words in the book also weren't printed in large text, which is usually a sign of depth, detai...
Velsa was allowed with him, although she had to ride behind him to keep his hands unencumbered. It was for the best, she thought grimly. Her body could help to protect him from arrows, since they refused to give him any armor. Within a week she found herself dreaming of ar...
Her head hurt, and her right shoulder, too, as though she’d wrenched something, but she couldn’t move. She was strapped down, under bright, sterile lights. It looked like a hospital. A sign was posted on the ceiling, obviously intended for the occupant of this bed. It said...
Our hands were red, our skin softened by the water and torn and cracked from the soap and the friction, and every muscle in my body seemed to ache, when we heard the door creak open and boots tromp in. Annalie stiffened. Was it just Lean Joe? Or something worse?As I cast about for something I cou...
The lights of Aldren Hall still blazed; many guests would spend the night. The wheels rattled over the road, leading us out into the surrounding farmland, where the world welcomed the full moon. Nocturnal butterflies with shimmering wings fluttered around the straight rows of strawberry plants. T...
Downstairs, the men were dragging in cold air along with crate after crate of firearms stolen from the arsenal. The upper floors were almost abandoned—except for Sigi and Nan’s voices, coming softly from their bedroom. They went silent when they saw her. “Thea,” Nan said, ...