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The Rose Daughter
by Maria Lewis
A big thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for giving me a chance to read The Rose Daughter - apologies for being late!
I had no idea The Rose Daughter was the seventh installment, but I think I may have to go back and read them from the start. Saying that the book works really well as a standalone and I didn't find myself confused about what was happening.
We have Dreckly Jones, a sprite who is perfectly content to live her life in peace and never interact with anyone if she can help it. She works from her boat helping people to escape Sydney by creating perfect forgeries - passports, cards, documents - you name it, she can do it. She doesn't just help anyone, however. She helps supernatural creatures from werewolves, to banshees, to shifters. She's been around a while and she understands the need to have freedom, to be able to live your life without the fear of being kidnapped by the Treize and their Praetorian Guards. Dreckly is confident that they won't find her, not after all of these years, until she's drawn back fully into the supernatural world and they come knocking on her door. Now she has to decide - will she help, or will she follow her father's advice don't be a hero.
I really enjoyed Dreckly's character and I especially liked how the chapters alternated between first and third person. I'm interested to see where her story will take us next and whether her budding romance with Ben will continue to blossom.
I had no idea The Rose Daughter was the seventh installment, but I think I may have to go back and read them from the start. Saying that the book works really well as a standalone and I didn't find myself confused about what was happening.
We have Dreckly Jones, a sprite who is perfectly content to live her life in peace and never interact with anyone if she can help it. She works from her boat helping people to escape Sydney by creating perfect forgeries - passports, cards, documents - you name it, she can do it. She doesn't just help anyone, however. She helps supernatural creatures from werewolves, to banshees, to shifters. She's been around a while and she understands the need to have freedom, to be able to live your life without the fear of being kidnapped by the Treize and their Praetorian Guards. Dreckly is confident that they won't find her, not after all of these years, until she's drawn back fully into the supernatural world and they come knocking on her door. Now she has to decide - will she help, or will she follow her father's advice don't be a hero.
I really enjoyed Dreckly's character and I especially liked how the chapters alternated between first and third person. I'm interested to see where her story will take us next and whether her budding romance with Ben will continue to blossom.