I’d seen the name, Kate Elliott in the past, when browsing bookstore shelves or at the library, but I’ve never really heard of anyone reading her work or read any online chatter about her books. So I didn’t know much going in when I requested an advance reader copy from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review of her latest book, The Witch Roads. Boy, was I in for a treat!
This book was fantastic and was exactly what I needed at the time. You know how sometimes you just want a big long fantasy novel to sink your teeth into? This book was that and more. Our protagonist is a deputy courier who rides circuit around a portion of the empire, and who gets into things in over her head when a prince on a mission comes to town. Add in some difficult family dynamics with a teenage nephew and an interesting potential with a ghost and you have an amazing story. The protagonist’s background is slowly revealed throughout the course of the novel, and I thought the structure of the book worked very well. I’m so glad that this duology is going to be concluded soon with the second and final volume because I don’t wanna have to wait anymore to find out what happens next.
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