A review by huescolorsoflife3
The Tethered Mage by Melissa Caruso

4.0

Lady Amalia Cornaro is daughter to the most prestigious woman on the Council of Nine for the Serene Empire. An empire that has placed the mage-marked in a group called the Falcons to use their abilities to help the empire. Zaira is mage-marked but has been lucky enough to avoid being hooked into the Falcons until a fateful event leaves her and Amalia tethered to each other for life. Now the pair find themselves at the whims of the Empire as they try to figure out who is the traitor trying to start a war.

This book was amazing! It was everything I had hoped it would be and more. Zaira is portrayed amazingly. Her sassy mouth gets me every time. And Amalia shows the struggles of what it's like to be an adult. Being pulled in a million different directions and yet all you want to do is be happy, even though you technically can't afford or have that happiness.

Speaking of happiness. I wanted so bad to yell at the book multiple times. "Just kiss him already!" may have slipped out of my mouth a few times when it came to moments with Amalia and Marcello. This book was absolutely incredible and I guarantee that you won't be disappointed if you're into adventures and fantasy and magic and a little bit of romance!

*I received a copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review*