REVIEW:
This is not a tale for the squeamish. There are scenes of intense violence,
revenge and cruelty that actually made my skin crawl. Any culture that
practices slavery must needs be a harsh kind of environment.
Yet through it all sparkles the character of Keedrina, the heroine. She longs
only to be the bond-slave of the young Duke and wear his fetters to serve him.
It is not an easy road she chooses, but he wins her heart at first sight, giving
her an endless motivation to seek her goal.
It is a gripping story, well-told and obviously based on a large world-building
project. In fact, it reads like a fairytale in many places as it sways between
horror and passion. At the end, some issues are still unresolved, but there is
apparently a second book. I won’t spoil the story’s happy ending for you.
Enough to say that this fancifully woven tapestry is not even remotely like any
other book I’ve ever read.
It doesn’t read like a Christian story at all. The hero and heroine, and many
other actors, all show a strong sense of morals and justice, but the gods
mentioned incidentally are local ones and don’t seem to do much. So although
the author is a Christian, I’m sure this book could make it on the secular
market.
This is not a tale for the squeamish. There are scenes of intense violence,
revenge and cruelty that actually made my skin crawl. Any culture that
practices slavery must needs be a harsh kind of environment.
Yet through it all sparkles the character of Keedrina, the heroine. She longs
only to be the bond-slave of the young Duke and wear his fetters to serve him.
It is not an easy road she chooses, but he wins her heart at first sight, giving
her an endless motivation to seek her goal.
It is a gripping story, well-told and obviously based on a large world-building
project. In fact, it reads like a fairytale in many places as it sways between
horror and passion. At the end, some issues are still unresolved, but there is
apparently a second book. I won’t spoil the story’s happy ending for you.
Enough to say that this fancifully woven tapestry is not even remotely like any
other book I’ve ever read.
It doesn’t read like a Christian story at all. The hero and heroine, and many
other actors, all show a strong sense of morals and justice, but the gods
mentioned incidentally are local ones and don’t seem to do much. So although
the author is a Christian, I’m sure this book could make it on the secular
market.
SUMMARY:
Keedrina is a young peasant maiden who lives on the outskirts of a prosperous
seaport town until marauders kill her family and burn her farmhouse. She
reports the tragedy to Duke Vahn, who champions her cause, apprehending
the outlaws and meting out justice. Orphaned and homeless, Keedrina envies
the slaves who live in fine homes with luxuries she has never had. The duke
offers her a position as his indentured servant. With very little left to live on
and intrigued with the handsome young noble, Keedrina accepts. Can the
simple farmgirl find a home among the refined servants in the duke's house?
Not if the prejudiced and conniving duchess has her way!
Keedrina is a young peasant maiden who lives on the outskirts of a prosperous
seaport town until marauders kill her family and burn her farmhouse. She
reports the tragedy to Duke Vahn, who champions her cause, apprehending
the outlaws and meting out justice. Orphaned and homeless, Keedrina envies
the slaves who live in fine homes with luxuries she has never had. The duke
offers her a position as his indentured servant. With very little left to live on
and intrigued with the handsome young noble, Keedrina accepts. Can the
simple farmgirl find a home among the refined servants in the duke's house?
Not if the prejudiced and conniving duchess has her way!
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