My local wine bar has a book club.
Yep. Perfection.
This month, the book is by a local author who teaches English at the High School down the street. This is a debut novel.
I couldn't put it down. Call it romantasy or fantasy or witchy or seriously GIRL POWER-Y, I don't care, it was fantastic. Like, this might go on my Brandson Sanderson and VE Schwaab shelf. Yes, that good.
An unasked for power, a society that doesn't understand, the firm oppression of female strengths and fear of the unknown. Prudence is our heroine, who would be viewed as a monster if everyone in high society knew what she really was and how she got to where she is now - Duchess of Talonsbury. Her husband knows what she really is, and her brother in law wants her dead. When disaster strikes, she can only flee to the one person who always accepted her as she was - and hope he will forgive her past actions and once again save her life. But he has another family now - who will he choose?? You'll meet many interesting characters in Leora - this is an inclusive cast where everyone has a past, fights for their present, and fears for their futures. Kinda like real life, right?
Fantastic writing here. I have always said dialogue must be the hardest thing to write, but here conversations, both aloud and understood with a wink or a glance, just flow. A little bit Wicked, a little bit Wonder Woman. I can't wait until December, when the sequel comes out! Hey Taylor, if you need a Beta Reader, give me a holler. Cuz I don't WANT to wait until December!!!
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