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Reader reviewed by the Dizzy

Rhia is in the midst of terrible times. The threats of the Black Coats have taken hold and the price for that are the lives of the royal family and hundreds of others. And in this all, is a young girl with silver skin and silver hair, Avielle. The only survivor of the royal family, Avielle hides in fear. Shunned and unloved for the entire span of her life, she knows not what it is, love. She only knows the hate and scorn that others bring upon her and that lives within herself, all because of her likeness to her wicked Dredonian great-great grandmother.

Avielle is an amazing child. As you began with her on her journey, Avielle is riddled with hate, upon hate of distain for herself. Now alone, she mourns for the family that she's lost and the fear that has gripped her in its wake. The hate and contempt Avielle holds for herself calls to you with such a Siren song, as she weaves her own brand of magic and battles herself within to uncover the secrets of herself and her aunt.

Truly captivating as it teaches us the reality of bravery and hatred. A world of our own reality disguised in a world of fantasy and characters of fiction, Dia Calhoun shows us all that the ugly side of yourself can sometimes be one of the most beautiful pieces of strength that you can ever hold.