The story opens with Beth, using a drop of her blood to do magic in secret, calling on the Left-Hand Gods. She’s spent her whole life hiding from being executed because of magic in her blood, and she’s tired of being hemmed in, living on the edge of the blighted lands caused by the last Magic Wars. ...more

Disclaimer: I am acquaintances with the author; however, I purchased this ebook for full-price.

I abandoned this book at about 30%. I really enjoyed the world-building and magic system at play, and I really loved all the characters. Except, unfortunately, for the main character. Beth was a mixture of ...more

This was a book that I was eager to give away as soon as I finished it because I loved it so much that I wanted to share it. Lackey’s talent for intricately-woven plot and subplot is apparent throughout, outshined only by the development of her characters. Even minor actors in Left Hand Gods feel mu ...more