History from a Woman's Perspective- A Book Blog

Raven Flight (Book #2 of Shadowfell Trilogy) Author: Juliet Marillier Genre:YA, Fantasy Publisher: Knopf Release Date: 2013 Pages: 418 Source: Personal Collection Synopsis: Neryn has finally found the rebel group at Shadowfell, and now her task is to seek out the elusive Guardians, vital to her training as a Caller. These four powerful beings have been increasingly at odds with human kind, and Neryn must prove her worth to them. She desperately needs their help to use her gift without compromising herself or the cause of overthrowing the evil King Keldec.      Neryn must journey with the tough and steadfast Tali, who looks on Neryn's love for the double agent Flint as a needless vulnerability. And perhaps it is. What Flint learns from the king will change the battlefield entirely—but in whose favor, no one knows.       My Review: Neryn is now the secret weapon for the rebel army against King Keldec. The army plans to strike a surprise attack again...

Shadowfell (Book 1 of the Shadowfell Series) Author: Juliet Marillier Genre: YA, Fantasy Publisher: Alfred K. Knopf Release Date: 2012 Pages: 416 Source: Personal Collection Synopsis:  It's name is spoken only in whispers, if the people of Alban dare to speak it at all: Shadowfell. The training ground for Rebels seeking to free their land from the grip of the tyrannical king is so shrouded in mystery that most people it to be a myth.      But for Neryn, Shadowfell's existence is her only hope. She is penniless, orphaned, and utterly alone--and concealing a treacherous magical power that will warrant her immediate enslavement should it be revealed. She finds hope of allies in the Good Folk, fey beings whom she must pretend she cannot see and who taunt her with chatter of prophecies and tests, and in  a striking, mysterious stranger, who saves her from certain death but whose motives remain unclear. She knows she should not trust anyone wi...