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Every year, on the first day of spring, each of the Twelve Lines of Ebrus sends a conscript to enrol in Boellium War College, the training ground for Ebrus' Dawn Army. Some come willingly, others not so much.
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Avalon Halhed had two goals: lie low and survive her conscription at Boellium War College, and then retire to be an eccentric old woman in a run down cabin in the secluded mountains of her family's lands.
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To achieve those goals she had to keep herself apart from the other conscripts and not draw attention to herself. No friends. No connections.
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However, as days turn into weeks, Avalon fails at remaining a shadow to haunt the halls of Boellium. Instead, she draws the gaze of two of the most powerful people in all of Ebrus. They look at her and see too much, and that terrifies her most of all.
Because what if they see past Avalon Halhed, unwanted daughter of the Ninth Line, and right down to her secrets?
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Secrets that made her father hate her.
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Secrets that itched in the back of a brain like poison ivy.
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Secrets that would make her just another dead conscript buried beyond the walls of Boellium War College.
Such a great story with extremely lovable characters! Otillie-James was an amazing FMC and her strength and sass made this book phenomenal. This book would not have worked as well if the FMC hadn't been such a strong willed, driven and independent person! Each of the MMC's balanced a different facet of her strong personality perfectly and came together as a well functioning cohesive unit. I would also like to commend Grace McGinty for the way in which she dealt with the trauma in Lance's past. Being able to realistically convey such a complex situation in a way that others can understand is a true gift!
theappleisledreamer - Goodreads Review - Ruffled Feathers
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Strong sassy FMC? Multiple beautiful men surrounding her for protection? sprinkle in a little taboo, a chicken, a police car, a dog that's so ugly its cute, and you've got the jest of otillie-james's current life. what more could happen? right?...
I will forever bow down to any book Grace Mcginty writes from now on.
This was one of the most beautiful books I have ever read. I could not put it down until I devoured every page in less than 24 hours. I felt every emotion known to mankind, real tears fell from my eyes, audible gasps left my mouth. By the end of the story my black heart was full and turned a beautiful shade of red.
Grace did such a beautiful job with each of the characters developments, I fell in love with each one of them.
Being the first omega verse book I've read, I was slightly worried it would be too confusing for me, however that wasn't the case at all. Gace made sure to sprinkle just the right amount of information along the story line that I was able to happily follow along (with a very quick google to tell me what each rank meant) without ever feeling overwhelmed with an info dump.
I cannot recommend this book enough 100% READ IT!!
Kayla Buis - Goodreads Review - Ruffled Feathers
