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Lesa Divine
It was interesting to see two sisters roles from birth switched. But once Serina is punished for something she didn't do in order to protect her sister Nomi she finds herself fighting to survive but also blaming her sister and also hoping to see her again.
Nomi finds herself dancing living in luxury that she wasn't trained for. But also needs answers in how to find and get her sister back. Befriending a royal isn't what she thought it'll be as it backfires on her.
I'll read part 2 to see where thi
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Ruthi
I wasn’t expecting this to be so fantastic or have as much depth as it does. The narrators for the audiobook are absolutely perfect for both sisters. One had such a great male voice that I was confused as I knew the book only featured two narrators & both were women. This is one I’ll have to mark to come back to for a more in depth review as it has so much depth to it re: topics it discusses. It’s definitely a darker world but it’s handled very deftly. I’m glad that the randomized search I did o ...more
Celeste
Nov 19, 2018 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
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I enjoyed this book that feels like it has little parts of story lines from other books I've liked. The ending is not an ending which bugs me, so I guess I'll have to wait until next summer for the rest of the story. Even though I could see the twist coming from a mile off, it didn't change the fact that I enjoyed the rest of the story.

Re-read: Still enjoyed the book. Reread it so I can remember enough to read the second book in the duology. Glad I did. Enjoyable.
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Kristin
Jun 07, 2018 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Kim
Jun 11, 2018 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
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Amanda
Jun 16, 2018 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Deyara
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Holly
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Clare
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Susan
Jul 27, 2018 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Lourdes
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Lauren
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Jenn
Aug 20, 2018 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
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Brandi
Mar 04, 2019 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Megan
Apr 18, 2019 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Kindra
Aug 08, 2022 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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