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Bloodwitch

(The Witchlands #3)

Susan Dennard (Goodreads Author)

4.32 · Rating details · 7,230 ratings · 1,370 reviews

Bloodwitch is the third book in the stunning Witchlands series by Susan Dennard, perfect for fans of Robin Hobb and Trudi Canavan.

Loyalties will be tested as never before.

The Raider King's plans to claim the Witchlands are under way. Now, his forces sow terror in the mountains, slaughtering innocents. After finding the slain, Aeduan and Iseult race for safety. And despite ...more

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Published February 21st 2019 by Tor (first published February 12th 2019)

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Mar 11, 2019 Samantha rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites-2019

4.5? 4.75? I haven’t decided yet but.. my emotions.

Edit: who am I kidding it’s 5 stars

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Jan 16, 2017 — Massiel marked it as to-read · review of another edition

Shelves: sagas-without-finish, waiting-to-release, promising-authors

EDIT 2.0 - 09/21/18

WE HAVE A COVER, AGAIN, REPEATING, WE HAVE A COVER

CAN WE JUST THANK SUSAN FOR THIS? I MEAN ADEUAN LOOKS GORGEOUS

I CAN'T WAIT TO READ ADEUAN AND ISEULT, I SHIP THEM SO MUCH!!

SERIOUSLY, FEBRUARY 12TH JUST COME ALREADY

EDIT 8/30/17

So... I was watching and now the date release is 2019

2019...
Dear Susan:

2019

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BLOODWITCH

I mean... BLOODWITCH

This means AEDUAN

AND AEDUAN WITH ISUELT

I REALLY NEED THIS BOOK, I CAN'T WAIT TO 2019

Dear Susan:

...more

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Jan 09, 2017 Nastassja rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Recommends it for: Everyone

Shelves: i-want-to-marry-him, anti-hero, emotional, anticipated-releases, blonde-haired-heroine, gives-me-goosebumps, mind-blowing-cliffhanger, favorites, 2019, upper-ya

She stole his breath now, and he had no breath to spare.

Bloodwitch stole my breath, stabbed me in the heart, and left me bleeding and waiting for the next instalment. And I don't really mind, because it's the best kind of pain.

First of all, I must say that Susan Dennard upped her game in Bloodwitch. With every book in the series, she becomes a more superior master of words and aims straight for the readers' hearts. She feels blood and she strikes. Just like her Bloodwitch.

It's not a
She stole his breath now, and he had no breath to spare.

Bloodwitch stole my breath, stabbed me in the heart, and left me bleeding and waiting for the next instalment. And I don't really mind, because it's the best kind of pain.

First of all, I must say that Susan Dennard upped her game in Bloodwitch. With every book in the series, she becomes a more superior master of words and aims straight for the readers' hearts. She feels blood and she strikes. Just like her Bloodwitch.

It's not a secret that Aeduan became my number one favourite character from the moment I laid my eyes on him in book 1. Damn, such kind of chemistry is rare for me, because I usually require proof of worthiness from my book boyfriends, but with Aeduan I was ready to jump any cliff from the start. But I would give up my claim on Aeduan if only to see him and Iseult interact. Do you want to stab me in the heart? Go ahead. Do you want to throw me off the cliff? Go ahead. It's true love's power if you ask my sadistic beating heart.

From the day she had stabbed Aeduan in the heart, that heart had become hers—and she would not let this be his end.

But what Aeduan and Iseult throw our way in Bloodwitch is PURE FIRE AND ICE COMBINED. It is similar to ice being so cold it burns like fire. I will stop babbling and will simply call it one of the best relationship developments ever!

I will go down with that ship no matter what!

I was so eager to learn Aeduan's story, and I knew it was going to be sad, but I have never imagined how sad and how devastating it would be.

But there was no reason. There never had been. He was just a child, trapped in the wreckage of war. He had not done this, he had not caused this. Yet he had lost his life to it all the same.

He was a Bloodwitch no longer. He was a monk no longer. He was man, just a man. It would have to be enough.

But a great deal of solace for me was the fact that Aeduan was walking around shirtless, a lot.
Instead, she simply watched as the seconds ground past and internally chanted, Stasis. A futile refrain really, for once Aeduan had straightened fully and set to removing his shirt, it became too frustrating for Iseult to endure.

Oh Boy, how frustrating it was when he was putting his shirt back on! *dreamy sigh*

Coming back to the plot and characters, I see what Susan Dennard did here. First, we have a slow start, focusing more on shirtless Aeduan, but after a while, we jump straight into chaos: all of the characters at once find themselves in a tight knot. Susan Dennard jumps from POV to POV, finishing every chapter on the highest peak of tension, catching her readers in a situation where they don't know how to handle that continuous culmination. And then, of course, we end up in multiple huge cliffhangers (view spoiler)

My mind is blown away with multiple directions this series is taking, and I can't wait to jump in and follow the threads!

My only complaint is that sometimes it feels like years passed in the story but in the books' time it has only been three or four weeks. How?! I don't know how I feel about the fact that there's going to be 2 more books. I guess that book 4 is necessary and going to concentrate on Iseult, but a lot of stuff may happen in two more books i.e. someone important might die. I hope not, otherwise, I'll go to war with Ms Dennard.

For now, though, I believe Susan Dennard will complete with flying colours what she has initiated so brilliantly.

...more

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May 05, 2019 ✨ A ✨ rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: 2019-release, all-the-stars-in-the-sky, faves-ya-scifi-and-fantasy, five-stars, read-in-2019, that-ending-tho

I've said it before and I'll say it again: SUSAN DENNARD IS A QUEEN

I truly love how, though each of these books features POV of the 4 MC's, every book focuses just a bit more on one character.

Aeduan's book was everything I had hoped for. I've been intrigued by Aeduan since Truthwitch. He is somewhat of a morally grey character and in the first two books it's hard to discern who's side he is on.

Death follows wherever you go, yet by the grace of the Wells, you always outrun your own.

Reading ...more

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Aug 31, 2019 Melissa ♥ Dog/Wolf Lover ♥ Martin rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: hardback, fantasy-all, young-adult, own

That one was good and the cover is hot!

Mel 🖤🐶🐺🐾 ...more

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Feb 06, 2017 Simona Stoica marked it as to-read · review of another edition

UPDATE: WE HAVE A COVER. I REPEAT. WE HAVE A COVER.

UPDATE: 2019? ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

I NEED THIS BOOK NOW. BLOODWITCH. AEDUAN. AEDUAN AND ISEULT. I NEED ANSWERS.

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Feb 12, 2019 Mayim de Vries rated it did not like it · review of another edition

*crying* I don’t think I care for this series anymore. Am I no longer YA? Has adulting finally caught up with me? *enters the gawping maw of self-doubt and existential crises*

The whole Witchlands series has been my guilty pleasure. No surprise then that this book has been one of the most anticipated releases in 2019. As I enjoyed the whole series immensely, maybe even more than I should, the prospect of an instalment with Aeduan at the story’s focal point made me nearly giddy because of the anti ...more

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Jan 28, 2017 Beatrice in Bookland rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites, best-of-2019

"Te varuje.
I trust you as if my soul were yours.”

0.5. Sightwitch ★★★☆☆
1. Truthwitch ★★★★★
2. Windwitch ★★★★★

Just read the quote. I get teary eyed everytime I think about that scene so that should be enough to convince you to read Bloodwitch :))))

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Apr 25, 2018 Taylor rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: 2019-books, ya-fantasy, what-a-surprise, favorites

“He was caught, like the man from the tale who wanted to feed his family during a blizzard, but could not bear to kill the lamb. In the end, everyone died of starvation, including the lamb. For Lady Fate makes all men choose eventually. Even Bloodwitches.”

...

If you've read my previous reviews for the first couple books in The Witchlands, you'll know that I wasn't a super-fan of this series. I liked it, but wasn't amorously invested or particularly attached to most of the characters.

That has chan ...more

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Feb 21, 2018 Sabrina rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites

HOLY FUCK.
I'M DEAD.

THINGS WHEN DOWN IN THIS ONE. I’ll tell you that.
MY HEART NEEDS MORE.

”Te varuje.
I trust you as if my soul were yours.”

This was a beautifully crafted sequel. I have no complaints. This was more than I could have expected.
Looking extremely forward for the next books in this series.

If you have not picked this book/series yet, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?

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Oct 20, 2017 Katerina marked it as to-read · review of another edition

2019? 2019????

2019???????

THAT's how long I'll have to wait for Merik and Safi to reunite??

...more

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Sep 21, 2018 Alexandra Elend Wolf rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: 2019, fantasy

"He was born a monster, he will die a monster, and monsters do not get to have Friends."

Emotional and darker than ever before Bloodwitch is a worth it sequeal to this wonderfully complicated and increseasingly twisted world.

Bloodwitch centers its story, as the title suggests, in my precious Aeduan. And boy did I appreciate that.

We get several flashbacks and fill-ins in the story of the best Bloodwitch, while also seeing his progress in his mission to get Owl back to her family.

Of co ...more

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Apr 11, 2019 Tara ☽ rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: awesome-hero, fantasy, favourites-2019, oh-the-feelings, ultimate-otps, awesome-heroine, i-love-witches, magic, love-the-characters

~4.5 Stars~

Ladies, gentlemen, and variations thereupon, it is official: Susan Dennard is the modern queen of worldbuilding. It's seriously been a long while since I've read a book series with such sophisticated and nuanced worldbuilding, where each instalment - practically each chapter - constantly builds upon the world and story in such layered and deft ways. I am honestly enraptured by the world Ms Dennard has created - The Witchlands deserves to go down in history as one of the most legendary & iconic fantasy worlds in the modern pantheon, on par with Westeros, the Wizarding World, and Narnia.

But enough waxing poetic about the worldbuilding, let's move onto what truly made me fall head over heels in love with this story: the characters. I'll admit that it wasn't until I'd read this third book that I was truly sold on all the characters in this series, but now I can confidently say that literally every character holds a place in my heart - still, special mention goes out to my ultimate and absolute faves, Aeduan and Iseult. These two truly shined in this book particularly, where they very much take centre stage, and I am completely obsessed with them; both individually and together. Their relationship is beautiful to read about, if frustrating at times because of HOW DAMN SLOW BURN IT IS!! Of course I'm a fan of slow burn romances, but Aeduan/Iseult truly take it to the next goddamn level. Still, it wouldn't be very true to their characters if they just rushed into things, so I really do appreciate that Ms Dennard is taking her time with their development. They will get there in the end <3

Bloodwitch was by far the best instalment in this series so far. I'm not saying it's just because it was Aeduan's titular book, but well...that certainly helped ;)) Aeduan truly came into his own in this book, managing to outshine all the other characters except Iseult, but still not overshadowing them to the point where they seem diminished by comparison. All the other characters were still on top form as well. I'm officially in love with Vivia, and Safi is still awesome and hilarious as always. Merik was never my favourite, but even he was remarkably improved in this instalment. Probably because he has finally gotten over his issues with Vivia. But all in all, these characters finally feel alive for me, they finally feel like living flesh and blood, as if life has been breathed into their lungs. Before now they were just words on a page, but now they feel like people - people who I can love and root for and obsess over.

The world of this series just grows more and more expansive with every book, and now the stakes truly feel cosmic. At the point where this book ends, we are officially in a battle to save the world, and I for one am absolutely WILDING for it. I will be rooting for these characters until the day I die and now I am positively HANKERING for the next book. ...more

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Jun 08, 2020 Deborah Obida rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: young-adult, fantasy

Bloodwitch is exactly what I expected even though I'd rather it exceeds my expectations I'm glad I wasn't disappointed.

When power was at play, lies grew thick as weeds and the liars beneath them flourished.

The events in Bloodwitch happened two weeks after Windwitch, it was repeated so much it became annoying, all the characters were just saying it. This book is diverse, action packed, well depicted fight scenes, strong female characters and the adults in this book are just the worst, just on Bloodwitch is exactly what I expected even though I'd rather it exceeds my expectations I'm glad I wasn't disappointed.

When power was at play, lies grew thick as weeds and the liars beneath them flourished.

The events in Bloodwitch happened two weeks after Windwitch, it was repeated so much it became annoying, all the characters were just saying it. This book is diverse, action packed, well depicted fight scenes, strong female characters and the adults in this book are just the worst, just once I want to see adults portrayed as good people in YA. I love the romance in this book, it was well developed.

The world building is good, I liked it, I noticed some improvement. Same goes for the writing style. This book is written in third person multiple POV of the main characters and they are plenty.

Even though the title of this book is Bloodwitch, Aeduan the Bloodwitch didn't have more page space than the other characters. I think that is due to the fact that his backstory isn't as plenty as unique as I expected. Things haven't changed much for him, he is still hated for his power just like he was as a child. I felt bad for him, no one should be hated for the way they were born. He has finally found resolve, he is who he wants to be and not what people says, for that I'm glad.

You are not like me or anyone else, are you?” She broke the eye contact. “And it’s why the world hates you. Why we will always hate you. Death follows wherever you go, yet by the grace of the Wells, you always outrun your own.”
“I did not ask for this.”
“No one asks for what life gives them.” She sniffed and scrubbed harder at the blade. “What matters is how you use it, and far as I can tell, you have squandered a magic that others would kill for.

Isuelt the Threadwitch is still travelling with Aeduan and Owl. I like her determination and courage. Can't wait to read her book.

Safi is in over her head in Marsok with the empress Vaness, while there she discovered Habim and Mathew's plan and it wasn't what she wanted. I liked that she fought for herself and defended thosed she cared for.

Just when Merik thinks finding his Threadbrother cleaved is the worse that can happen. He finds out that things can get even more worse. The good thing is that now he knows who is cleaving people and their main plan.

Vivia is still battling with the council and her tyrant of a father. She finally had an eye opening that he isn't the hero she made him to be. She is now ready to rule her kingdom.

This book is character driven so not much happened plot wise, the main characters are scattered throughout the witchlands. During their period of separation they found out who is coursing the war and the endgame of the perpetrators. They found out towards the end of the book, so I'm guessing the next book will be about stopping them. ...more

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Jan 10, 2017 Cindy ✩☽♔ marked it as to-read · review of another edition

10/31/18
Alright, finally finished the second book and all I can say is I hope, like the synopsis, this book is mostly about Aeduan and Iseult because I love them.
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9/30/18
Wait, the release date was pushed back again!? Ugh
January 8th —> February 12th
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9/21/18
Okay, so everyone on here probably knows by now I generally don’t like cover models, but you know what? I like this cover. I don’t know what it is but this just somehow works for me. I still need to finish the second book, but I already kne ...more

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Mar 17, 2019 ❄️BooksofRadiance❄️ rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: ya-fantasy-sci-fi

My discontent with this book has nothing to do with the actual book itself, rather, well, let’s just say that really shouldn’t have read it at this moment in time.
This was supposed to be one of my most anticipated releases of the year and I’ve already forgotten everything.

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Jun 06, 2020 Sara rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

A book all about my favourite character from this series? Yes please.
I LOVED this!

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Mar 11, 2019 Jade Ratley rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

I love this series SO MUCH. This book was everything I needed and my heart is so full.
I loved all of the characters, as usual, all of the plots and how they weave together. The writing is entrancing. The world is so captivating. The political intrigue has me hooked and on the edge of my seat at every turn. I love it. So much.

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Aug 24, 2018 Shanna Hughes rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

SPOILER-FREE!

Bloodwitch isn’t a good book. It’s phenomenal. It’s fast-paced yet balanced, full of action while never forgetting emotion, and just an amazing adventure all around.

For a while now, I’ve been looking for a fantasy book that would sweep me off my feet. A story I could get lost in. A book I didn’t want to put down.

I found all of this in Bloodwitch.

I find that many series lose their spark as they progress. This one does the exact opposite. In Truthwitch, we got to know Safi and Iseul ...more

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Feb 14, 2019 Jeann (Happy Indulgence) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: young-adult

Trigger warning: animal death (page 283), violence (child & mother)

It's been so long since I've read Truthwitch and Windwitch that it dampened my enjoyment of this book, because I couldn't remember anything that I had happened. I'm glad I read Sightwitch though because seeing Ryber in this book was awesome, even though her involvement was limited.

Loved hearing more from Aeduan's perspective and finding out about his past, he's definitely a complex character. I also loved seeing what had happene ...more

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Feb 15, 2019 Danielle (Life of a Literary Nerd) rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: arcs, fantasy, poc-main-character

2.5 Stars

If I’m being honest, I feel like this series all kinda blends together and not a lot has happened. Yes the characters are in different places physically, but I feel like they’re still all the same (except for Merrik) and I don’t really feel like I know them. Or maybe I’m just not connecting with the characters, so I’m not invested even if there was a plot. I don’t know.

I was excited to read Bloodwitch, because I did enjoy Windwitch more than Truthwitch and I desperately want to fall in ...more

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Feb 16, 2019 Travis rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Wow was this ever a "bloody" great sequel. Bloodwitch was well worth the wait and then some. Susan has created such a magnificent and complex world and it felt so great to be back with my children.

Bloodwitch picks up 2 weeks after the events of Windwitch. The story remains the same and there is really nothing more I can say without spoiling the rest of the books. The politics of the book are still as strong as ever and I believe even more so in this installment. The great thing so far about the ...more

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Jan 10, 2017 Henni Ro marked it as to-read · review of another edition

Shelves: high-fantasy, audioboooks-i-own, 2019-releases

Edit: Jan 10th 2017:
Susan Dennnard's Twitter status announcing the title of Book 3

TITLE: BLOODWITCH
Book: Aeduan's
me: dead

[I am already loving this book, Aeduan is my favourite character, but I don't want to wait another year for this ... aaaghhh] ...more

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Oct 16, 2019 Fares rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 3-and-a-half-stars

3.5 stars

I keep saying this with every book in the series but it's very true!
Not much action, good character development and I'm left confused on how I feel!
I think the reason for that is from book 1 there's a promise of war that will start soon but we don't see much of it and I'm honestly a bit sad bc I want to see more of the magic system in fights! We're at the last parts of this series and for me something big enough should've happened by now in this world.

But I'm happy with the characters i ...more

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Aug 01, 2019 Alison♊⚜️✨ rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: ya, read-2019, male-pov, multiple-pov, possible-reread, between-4-and-5-stars, re-readable, high-4-stars

“He was born a monster, he will die a monster, and monsters do not get to have friends.”

4.5 stars

I'm agreeing with everyone here: This is genuinely the best book out of the current 3.
To be honest, I was skimming through a lot of the previous books, but here I found myself doing much less of that.

But OMG, that ending. Dennard, I hate you, how dare you do this to me. Now I have to wait at least another year, agh....

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Feb 15, 2019 Lou rated it it was amazing

Bloodwitch, the third book in the Witchlands series, is the best of the series so far and one of Dennard's most stunning novels to date. It has a little something for every fantasy fan, and it's crystal clear exactly how talented the author is. Her glorious worldbuilding can rival anyone's, her characters flawed, real and unforgettable had my heart from the very beginning, and the plot is captivating and adventurous. There are so many twists and turns in the plot that I almost thought I was read ...more

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Aug 30, 2017 Scrill rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

September 21, 2018
OH MY GOSH. I JUST SAW THE SNEAK PEEK OF THE COVER AND I AM COMPLETELY FLOORED, AHHHHHH ITS SOOO BEAUTIFUL!!!! I CAN'T WAIT FOR THIS!

Well there you have it. It's only 8/30/2107 and I have to create my 2019 to read shelf because the release date on this got pushed back. WHHHHYYY.

...more

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Mar 08, 2019 Hayley rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

This was everything I wanted and more.

The last 30 pages were BURSTING with the amount of twists that I’m still in shock and denial at what has happened.

Dennard knows how to write angst and female friendships PERFECTLY.

How in the MOTHER-LOVING HELL am I supposed to wait until 2020 FOR THE NEXT BOOK?!?!?!?!

RTC when or if my brain cell can process this book into words.

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Jan 17, 2020 Connor rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: young-adult-fantasy

[4.5 Stars]
Woah, it has been a pretty large chunk of time since I had read the second book in the series, and I did not remember this story being on such a large scale. I loved it! All of the characters are forced to grow and struggle so much in this book that it was really satisfying when I reached the end of the novel.

I liked the amount of point of view we got from Vaness and Vivia. I honestly found them just as compelling as any of the main four we've been following. The political struggles ...more

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Jan 11, 2019 Vestacito rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: ya, fantasy, arc

Bloodwitch is the stunning new installment in Susan Dennard's NEW YORK TIMES bestselling Witchlands series. While admittedly, the first two and a half books in the series have been solid reads, Susan Dennard pulled out all the stops in her newest book.

Picking up where Windwitch left off, Bloodwitch follows the ensemble cast introduced in the series with a focus on Aeduan. Characters in this book get significant and well-deserved character development, especially one of my new favourites, Vivia. ...more

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Susan Dennard has come a long way from small-town Georgia. With a masters degree in marine biology, she got to travel the world—six out of seven continents, to be exact (she’ll get to Asia one of these days!)—before she settled down as a full-time novelist and writing instructor.

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