⭐⭐⭐☆
Magic, possession by fallen Gods, Gods battling to get back
their glory, strange creatures and two teenaged girls trying to save their
families. This is an action-packed teen/YA fantasy.
Rasha, a fifteen-year old, sold into slavery to the royal
house at the age of seven has had about enough of living. But her attempt to
end it all is thwarted because she is possessed by the moon goddess. Instead of
dying, she finds reason to live – her twin brother, who she thought was dead
is, in fact, alive, and possessed by the sun god. So she makes it her mission
to free him. Adriana, the princess of the royal house, who was to be named heir
the next day, when she turned sixteen, finds her world demolished by an attack
in which her parents are taken prisoners. Her singe reason for being is now to
free them. The two girls form an unlikely partnership as they both need to get
to the same place to free their loved ones. On the way they pick up a ragtag
team to help them on. They also develop an unexpected attraction towards each
other.
This book is more about the mission than the romance. But the
romance is just so, so sweet. Both the girls are truly likeable and written to
have strength and integrity. Our single problem with the book is that we do not
like tragedy to befall people we like and sadly, Adriana (our favourite
character) has to face tragedy with her parents in the end. We are rather
uncomfortable with that bit in this otherwise entertaining book.
⭐⭐⭐☆
