“For Malik, the Solstasia festival is a chance to escape his war-stricken home and start a new life with his sisters in the prosperous desert city of Ziran. But when a vengeful spirit abducts Malik’s younger sister, Nadia, as payment into the city, Malik strikes a fatal deal—kill Karina, Crown Princess of Ziran, for Nadia’s freedom.
But Karina has deadly aspirations of her own. Her mother, the Sultana, has been assassinated; her court threatens mutiny; and Solstasia looms like a knife over her neck. Grief-stricken, Karina decides to resurrect her mother through ancient magic . . . requiring the beating heart of a king. And she knows just how to obtain one: by offering her hand in marriage to the victor of the Solstasia competition.
When Malik rigs his way into the contest, they are set on a course to destroy each other. But as attraction flares between them and ancient evils stir, will they be able to see their tasks to the death?” - taken from Goodreads.com
This book has an incredibly beautiful cover with a girl on it but don’t let that fool you about this book. The story is told from two different points of view; Malik, a refugee who is looking for a better life for him and his sisters, and Karina, the daughter of the sultana. When Malik’s little sister is kidnapped and Karina’s mother is assassinated, these two are thrown together unknowingly to use one another to save their respective loved ones. I fell in love with this African fantasy that is full of fantasy, adventure, and romance. The ending kept me on my toes and the betrayal cut deep but will leave readers clamoring for the next book.
The story will continue with book two, A Psalm of Storms and Silence, in 2021.
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