I meant to update on this book sooner but it is just fascinating. The chapters are a bit long but you are so into the story that you don't even notice you read twenty pages until the chapter is pretty much over. What is going on in the book is that one of the characters we follow is summoned back to the island he grew up on. He doesn't think it will be a long trip and he has his life already planned out when he returns to the mainland. But the moment he comes home, he starts questioning things about his life and what he actually wants the longer he stays on the island. He has a task to sooth the spirits anger with his music and singing and he is even asked to stay to be the Bard of the East. A position of great honor but there is a cost to playing music for the spirits. Another character we follow is the Captain of the East Guard named Torin. He has the weight on his shoulders to make sure everyone is safe. Also his main goal is to solve the mystery of the missing little girls. Which is a mystery that no one is safe from, even Torin's daughter Maisie. We also follow Sidra who is Torin's second wife and is the herbalist of the island. She makes medicine and tonics for those effected by their gifts that the spirits have given them. Adaira is another character that shows up a lot, but I can't remember if we follow her or not in the book. It's been a while if we have. She is heiress to the throne of leading the East and she is trying to find the missing girls her own way. While also trying to form peace with the West, but not a whole lot of trust can be placed in the west when they summon her to come over alone and with no guards. Something is fishy with that request. Maybe they are the ones behind the missing girls. Who knows? The only way to find out is to read more. I love this book so far and I can't wait to see what happens. So many questions run through my mind as I read the book that need to be answered. Who is taking the girls? While Jack the Bard decide to stay on the island or will he go back to the mainland? Will they find the girls? Who is Jack's father? Because that feels like a be mystery in this book that probably will never be answered. I wonder if his father is part of the West and that is why his mother is so close to the border. So much to learn and so much to read.
So until next time....
-Lys
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