I quickly became lost in this magical land that time has
long since forgotten. This was such an engaging tale; it was quite hard to put
down at times. I did love the main character princess Elisabeth. A feisty
rebellious princess, who doesn’t stay in her room, wondering what dress to wear
for prince charming. Instead she has been taught by her elder brother Edward
how to ride horses and how to fight with a sword. The northern kingdom and the
realm have much to worry about as their lands are bordered by the Unfading
Lands. A magical land ruled by Lancer, who has a mysterious dark power. As his
powers increase the borders move and threaten to absorb the other kingdoms in
the Realm. When Edward chooses love over kingship and joins his beloved in the
Unfading Lands (from which there is no return) the heavy mantle of the
succession falls on the shoulders of Alayna, Elisabeth’s older sister. She is a
very level headed woman who would choose what is best for the Realm over her
own happiness. If I had one small issue with the book, it’s that the story isn’t
finished and I have to wait to find out what happened to Elisabeth and the
Realm. I certainly look forward to the follow up and recommend this book to
people of all ages, with a warning to younger readers that there are some violent
battle scenes and an amputation.
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