![]() ![]() ![]() Iona isn't at all passive: she has a plan and she does what she can to execute it, even though that plan is simple survival. the vulnerable protagonist! Iona might not be everybody's cup of tea: she is the Fanny Price style of heroine, whose heroism lies in silent endurance rather than in stomping out and fixing everything, and in an age that links heroism inextricably with individual achievement rather than silent endurance, she might seem frustrating. ![]() It's a restrained, slowburn delight (I rated it PG-13 only for violence/abuse from the villain, not because of the romance) with a constant dark undercurrent of suspense, and I was utterly swept away by it. I was thoroughly delighted by this book - it's truly rare to stumble across a romance, fantasy or otherwise, so deft, so understated, yet so heartfelt. ![]()
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