About to be executed for murder, Yelena is offered an extraordinary reprieve. She'll eat the best meals, have rooms in the palace—and risk assassination by anyone trying to kill the Commander of Ixia.
And so Yelena chooses to become a food taster. But the chief of security, leaving nothing to chance, deliberately feeds her Butterfly's Dust—and only by appearing for her daily antidote will she delay an agonizing death from the poison.
As Yelena tries to escape her new dilemma, disasters keep mounting. Rebels plot to seize Ixia and Yelena develops magical powers she can't control. Her life is threatened again and choices must be made. But this time the outcomes aren't so clear... (from goodreads)
I think fantasy is just my favourite genre of all books. I can't seem to get enough, even if most of the stories are the same but different. Overall this books was brilliant and read in a day on the sunbed.
The main character, Yelena, is convicted of murder and her life sentence will be pardoned as long as she agrees to be the Commanders food taster. She meets his second in command Valek and then theres some magic thrown in for good measure.
The story is one of love and adventure, along with the character growth turns this story into one of great imaginations.
I would definitely recommend this book to anyone, and hopefully (once the spending ban is over) I shall pick up the next book in these series.
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