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Challenge Square: Contains Magic
Actual Star Rating: 3.75 stars!
Yelena is about to be executed for murder, until she is offered a chance to live. To stay alive, she must agree to become the Commander's Food Taster, seeking out the hundreds of poisons they may lie undetected. Things start to change when she starts to develop feelings for Valek, her guide and working for the Commander. This was an interesting start to a series that I have had my eye ...more
Challenge Square: Contains Magic
Actual Star Rating: 3.75 stars!
Yelena is about to be executed for murder, until she is offered a chance to live. To stay alive, she must agree to become the Commander's Food Taster, seeking out the hundreds of poisons they may lie undetected. Things start to change when she starts to develop feelings for Valek, her guide and working for the Commander. This was an interesting start to a series that I have had my eye ...more

4.5 stars!
I really really really liked this one! I can't believe it's taken me thing long to read this book, given it's been out since 2007. This story was engaging, addicting and sprinkled with some heartfelt backstories and a delightful romance. The plot is simple, it's definitely not a revalating high fantasy concept that I've never read before, but the characters connected with me, everything was executed well and kept me very entertained.
I loved Yelena, our protagonist who we see grow fr ...more
I really really really liked this one! I can't believe it's taken me thing long to read this book, given it's been out since 2007. This story was engaging, addicting and sprinkled with some heartfelt backstories and a delightful romance. The plot is simple, it's definitely not a revalating high fantasy concept that I've never read before, but the characters connected with me, everything was executed well and kept me very entertained.
I loved Yelena, our protagonist who we see grow fr ...more

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