REVIEW:

The land of Kandala has long been tormented by a deadly plague, and with only one known cure and limited supplies of it, apothecary Tessa Cade is desperate to help as many people as possible. But in her way is the cruel prince Corrick, who’s job is to shut down all the rebels. . . throughout the course of this book Tessa learns the power of love and forgiveness, as well as how hard it can be to distinguish right and wrong. 

I very thoroughly enjoyed this book! Usually a book can hook me the moment it mentions plagues, so it took very little time for me to get invested in the story. I loved the depth of the characters, and I really enjoyed seeing their relationships with each other play out and deepen. You know you’re reading a good book when you wish the characters would come out of the book so you could have a conversation with them/hit them over the head with a large book, which is exactly what I found myself wanting to do during this book. Also. . . the romance. It was amazing. 

One thing I didn’t prefer though was how little the politics were explained. There were a lot of people in positions of power in this world, and honestly it got very confusing trying to keep track of them all. If it were a small part of the story, then it probably wouldn’t matter so much but you actually do need to know who is who in this book, so that got annoying. But overall, I liked it! A solid four-star read! 

WARNINGS:

Romance // Blood // Descriptive injuries

TAKEAWAYS:

My takeaways from this book were few and simple: it’s not easy to forgive but it’s worth it, and right and wrong isn’t always as simple as black and white. 

Reviewed by: Amara Ader