Overview by Goodreads
Sheltered from the outside world with no hope for escape, slave girl Reychel dreads her fifteenth birthday - when her master’s symbol is burned on the back of her bald scalp. Her best friend disappears the night before, leaving her to face the branding ceremony alone. She soon discovers nothing is as it seems when people desperate for freedom beg for Reychel's help.
Review by the Bookworm
We meet Reychel and open up to a world that, scenery and description wise, put me in mind of that 80's movie "The Beastmaster," a favorite of mine. Reychel is a 15 year old slave that is forbidden to see the daylight without being in the presence of her master.
The morning of her fifteenth birthday, she awakens to find her best friend Ivy is gone from her bed, only to be replaced with a coin that is used by kidnappers to let other's know what has happened to the disappeared slave. Reychel fears for her friend, but other fears take her mind from her because on that day she is to be branded by her master.
Before the "celebration", Reychel is summond to her master's quarters and tells him a story and he becomes enraged and has her thrown into a cell in the dungeon. Fearful and wondering what she had done wrong, Reychel falls asleep in her cell to be awoken by the guard later. (I am leaving out details, cause I do not want to spoil the book.) At her birthday party, she is rescued by the same people that have taken Ivy.
Reychel has the "spark" and is one of the gifted. She starts to discover her talents, and discovers a prophesy, she is also betrayed by the person she loves most, and the one that was dearest to her heart.
It's a good read, and quite entertaining. It's recommended if you just want some downtime!
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The Bookworm!
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