Overall: 2/5
Plots and Themes: 2/5
Characters: 3/5
Writing Style: 3/5
Attention Grabbing: 2/5
This book follows Arwen, a village healer who has been waiting for word from her brother at war for over a year. Her family has accepted the fact that he's probably dead but she's not giving up. When he does show up, it's with stolen money and a poorly planned desire to get out of the country. Her family escapes, but she's captured by the ones he stole from.
The whole captured plotline is boring. The stakes don't seem as high as the synopsis makes it seem. Her powers had the potential to be developed into something interesting but I feel like they kind of just existed without any real fanfare. They made it seem like it was unique and rare but they never even really showcased it.
The romance was predictable. I didn't hate it, but it was definitely not something I'll remember. It was just so cliche and at times felt like we were being forcefed their chemistry cause I really just did not feel it. Like a lot of the plot points in the book, they made sense sure they just all felt too easy.
I probably won't read the sequel because I won't remember enough from this one to go on. Too much was happening in the last fifty pages to even follow where the next will go. I didn't hate it, I just had expected more from the synopsis.
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