The Guileful Rose Series: curoria chronicles #1 on November 3, 2023
Genres: Fiction / Action & Adventure, Fiction / Fantasy / General
Pages: 372
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Amaria's entire life was duality or circumstance, and she was a master at the game.
Magic controls the world of Cesmassia. It is in the air, in the soil, in the water, in the animals, and in Amaria's veins. Magic is inseparable from the fabric of Thestitiunian society, and Amaria has always tried to use her magic for good. War has made that difficult. Destabilizing kingdoms has made that difficult.
Dark magical threats threaten every nation, imbalance magical energies, and worse, Amaria feels a draw towards their desires. She never wanted to be entwined with dark magic, but as a powerful mage, she must fight against evil.
Amaria must face the darkness in herself.
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Review:
Guileful Rose is the first book about Amaria, a strong woman from a high-ranking noble family. She did not have a normal upbringing and was taught as a child to be tortured and tortured. In this world, that job is called an extractor, and it doesn’t sound like a pleasant job to have. She has more magic than most mages and is a beauty. She and her husband live a life of political games and how to move the pieces. Amaria goes down a dark path when she loses her closest friend to murder, opening her to dark magic that she struggles to contain throughout most of the story. She loves the feel of the dark magic and what she can do with it but also knows it can destroy her. At the end of the novel, she is forced to make a horrible choice, and I found it to be a unique twist and can not wait to read book two.
About Emily Almanza
Emily Almanza is a writer, mom, tv-watching enthusiast, white water rafting lover, reader, and lawyer. She enjoys reading fantasy, science fiction, historical fiction, and non-fiction based on politics and social sciences.
