Goodreads Synopsis:
I am Renata Convida.
I have lived a hundred stolen lives.
Now I live my own.
Renata Convida was only a child when she was kidnapped by the King’s Justice and brought to the luxurious palace of Andalucia. As a Robari, the rarest and most feared of the magical Moria, Renata’s ability to steal memories from royal enemies enabled the King’s Wrath, a siege that resulted in the deaths of thousands of her own people.
Now Renata is one of the Whispers, rebel spies working against the crown and helping the remaining Moria escape the kingdom bent on their destruction. The Whispers may have rescued Renata from the palace years ago, but she cannot escape their mistrust and hatred–or the overpowering memories of the hundreds of souls she turned “hollow” during her time in the palace.
When Dez, the commander of her unit, is taken captive by the notorious Sangrado Prince, Renata will do anything to save the boy whose love makes her place among the Whispers bearable. But a disastrous rescue attempt means Renata must return to the palace under cover and complete Dez’s top secret mission. Can Renata convince her former captors that she remains loyal, even as she burns for vengeance against the brutal, enigmatic prince? Her life and the fate of the Moria depend on it.
But returning to the palace stirs childhood memories long locked away. As Renata grows more deeply embedded in the politics of the royal court, she uncovers a secret in her past that could change the entire fate of the kingdom–and end the war that has cost her everything.
My Review:
My taste for fantasy usually stops at talk of rebellions and espionage, which is one of the reason why I don’t like books like Divergent or the later Hunger Games books. However, I really enjoyed this one. I found Renata to be likable and I loved some of the other characters too. This was an OwlCrate book too, and of course I love the books OwlCrate chooses.
I don’t really think there’s anything specific that I would pick on here. There were elements that I wasn’t a fan of, but overall they were good for the plot. There were so many twists and I thought most of them were really good and mostly unexpected too. This is definitely worth a read! I didn’t think it was exceptional, but it was certainly very good.
I would recommend this book to people who like fantasy about rebellions, magic, and more. Again, I don’t even like large-scale rebellions or espionage in books, but I was really interested in this book. I also listened to Zoraida Córdova in a couple of BookCon panels and really liked what she had to say, so I was curious about her books.
Overall, I would give this book…
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.
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