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samanthabryant's review
3.0
When we meet sisters Sarah and Amana, they are running for their lives, having just regained bodily form after years of imprisonment as souls only. In an exciting first chapter, they face down danger and are separated. Sarah is rescued by a Minister Knight, while Amana is recaptured and re-imprisoned. The rest of the book follows Sarah as she comes to understand who she is and what her role might be in the rescue of several worlds.
The book is full of fascinating ideas: portal travel between worlds, disembodiment of souls, distillation of souls into a mind-reading potion called Solance, political intrigue, romance, sibling rivalry, oracles, intriguing magical powers. In fact, with so many ideas to develop, the characterization wasn't as satisfying. I wished the book had been longer to allow for better relationship exploration and development of motivations.
While I felt the storytelling lagged a little in places, with slow pacing, it built to satisfying moments that were worth it in the end. I would definitely read more by this author.
The book is full of fascinating ideas: portal travel between worlds, disembodiment of souls, distillation of souls into a mind-reading potion called Solance, political intrigue, romance, sibling rivalry, oracles, intriguing magical powers. In fact, with so many ideas to develop, the characterization wasn't as satisfying. I wished the book had been longer to allow for better relationship exploration and development of motivations.
While I felt the storytelling lagged a little in places, with slow pacing, it built to satisfying moments that were worth it in the end. I would definitely read more by this author.
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