The average rating on Goodreads was high, eventually 4.75 out of a possible 5 stars. For seven months, the book picked up buzz, and my publisher (Harlequin Teen) was receiving excellent feedback. Readers will love the fast-paced energy and plot twists in this adventure-packed story.Galleys were printed and widely distributed to bloggers, booksellers, librarians and readers. “ Zhao is a master writer who weaves a powerful tale of loyalty, honor, and courage through a strong female protagonist.
Readers will love the fast-paced energy and plot twists in this adventure-packed story.” - SLJ “Zhao shines in the fast-paced and vivid combat scenes, which lend a cinematic quality that pulls readers in. “ Cinematic storytelling at its best.”- Adrienne Young, New York Times bestselling author of Sky in the Deep and The Girl the Sea Gave Back Because in this story, the princess might be the most dangerous player of all. And there is only one person corrupt enough to help Ana get to its core: Ramson Quicktongue.Ī cunning crime lord of the Cyrilian underworld, Ramson has sinister plans-though he might have met his match in Ana. Corruption rules the land, and a greater conspiracy is at work-one that threatens the very balance of her world. But the Cyrilia beyond the palace walls is far different from the one she thought she knew. And to clear her name, she must find her father's murderer on her own. Framed as his killer, Ana must flee the palace to save her life. When Ana's father, the emperor, is murdered, her world is shattered. Her deadly Affinity to blood is her curse and the reason she has lived her life hidden behind palace walls. And Anastacya Mikhailov, the crown princess, has a terrifying secret. Their varied gifts to control the world around them are unnatural-dangerous. In the Cyrilian Empire, Affinites are reviled. The first book in an epic new series about a princess hiding a dark secret and the con man she must trust to clear her name for her father's murder.
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