A review by batmayne_reads
Crueler Mercies by Maren Chase

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Vita is the beloved princess of Carcea
but at the age of 9 her mother is executed by her father the king and vita is forced into exile
living in a tower for 11 years, befriending only the crows that visited her tower
vita is given the choice of marrying an enemy general or dieing in the tower
confused and lost she agrees to marry General Ardaric who has dark plans of his own
when vita and her lady in waiting start growing alittle to close and the rise of her fathers army against her husbands, vita is forced into a position of protecting her people, her family or the person she loves the most
a story of love, magic, war and death, you feel the feminine rage
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