The Quick Cut: Two girls work together to save their families from kidnapping from a common evil. Chaos ensues as partners are picked up along the way with emotions thrown in the mix.
A Real Review:
Thank you to NineStar Press for providing the ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Fantasy reads are well known for being beautiful worlds with epic stories, but rare is there one that takes that genre a step further with a sweeping adventure tale. In this story surrounding Rasha and Adrianna - their lives get swirled together in a very personal way.
To make an understatement, Rasha has had a rough life. Sold to the palace as a slave at a young age, she has spent her livelihood being abused and whipped by the palace officials for not being perfect in her service. To make matters worse, her twin brother has been kidnapped by the evil sorcerer Solaris. Solaris also took the princess Adrianna's parents. So when these two run into one another after an attack, they band together to save their loved ones.
This book is a real breath of fresh air to the fantasy genre. It took that typical fantasy world building, added adventure tale, and really found a way to spice it up with a feisty group of heroes who don't immediately see eye to eye. These people all come from totally different walks of life and have to learn to overcome their built in discriminations to work as a team. Underneath this surprisingly smile worthy story is a highly current story about the importance of seeing people for who they truly are.
The relationship between Rasha and Adrianna worked much better than I expected. Even though they come from opposite sides of the social ladder, it's adorable to see them go from seeing each other's life struggles to falling for one another for who they are.
With a sweet story and an amazing team of heroes that rise above their differences, this story will surprise you in its binge-worthy status.
My rating: 4 out of 5