![]() ![]() ![]() And on a more fun note, she gets to use her healer skills to be a badass poisoner! It’s a weapon you don’t see too many YA heroines use (at least, not as common as a sword or pure magic) and I loved how the author managed to work it into more action-y scenes even though it’s not a traditional battle weapon. The book really explores the morality of her choices through the lens of her oath to save lives and questions if her choices that hurt people now are justified by helping others in the future. One great thing about Rosemarked is Zivah’s role as a healer. It felt like the “spunky rebels fight against evil empire in fantasy setting” book I’d been missing - a more toned-down An Ember in the Ashes, The Winner’s Curse sans slave/master romance, Red Queen but with a love-hate relationship that I actually enjoyed. And amidst the fear of discovery, they grapple with a mutual attraction that could endanger both of them. But they must find common ground to protect those they love. Now escaped back to his tribe, he’ll do anything to free them from Amparan rule. Thrust together on a high-stakes mission to spy on the empire, the two couldn’t be more different. Cut off from her people and unable to practice healing, she feels useless until a threat to her village creates a need only she can fill.īroken by torture at the hands of the Amparan Empire, Dineas thirsts for revenge. *I received an advance reader copy in exchange for an honest review*īlurb: When Zivah survives the deadly rose plague, she lives at a cost: she will remain contagious for the rest of her life. ![]()
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