by Karl Forshaw (Author) 

Reviewed by Burt

Blurb: Content Warning: This book contains dark themes that some readers may find unsettling.

The Halls of Venn are the seat of both knowledge and power in the great continent of Luna Ruinam. Renia, a scribe with a tragic past, spends her days expertly copying books that do little to satiate her desire for knowledge.
When a fateful commission lands on her desk, she finds herself tasked with transcribing a book coveted by assassins from the southern continent. Its theft throws the scribing halls into chaos and threatens to destroy the fragile peace that exists between their nations.
Haunted by dreams of her past, Renia must learn to master her impulses and awaken her long dormant magical abilities if she is to prevent war.
Fate, it would seem, is eager to grant her wishes. Yet she must risk everything to pursue it, and pay the bloody price it demands.

Review:

I was lucky enough to read this book as part of a buddy read with Karl.

The deepness of this book is what will make it a memorable read for me. You follow Renia through several different life adventures and life choices. You are taken back by her innocence and playful ways of thinking. You are captured right from the start of her bond with her father. The significance of their bond and the family values that Renia shares is what makes this a complaining read. As the story continues you learn more about her and the dynamics that make her up and her thinking.

The world that Karl creates is nothing like I have read before. There is nothing in the world that doesn’t seem realistic. It is almost like you can be a part of the story. I can not wait to see what is in store for us as readers in this epic adventure.

I firmly believe that all readers would enjoy this story. I personally didn’t read anything that was so graphic to turn readers off.

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