Erika McCorkle

Book source ~ Tour

Calinthe is a priestess whose coin is knowledge. Zakuro is her magical traveling companion, friend, and lover. They pick up Päivi along the way and agree to help her travel to where she wants to go, mainly far away from the Ophidian slavers.

This is a great story but it takes a little to settle into this magical and extremely different world. It’s very complex and creative. There are plenty of footnotes available, but my ebook copy had no hyperlink to send me to the definition. Quite annoying. Anyway, once the world is set to rights in my mind I had no trouble falling into the story and following Calinthe and Zakuro’s adventures. Great characters, rich world, so-so plot. I’m not a fan of the ending, but I am interested in reading book 2 when it comes out.… (meer)