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Jennifer Haskin

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May 08, 2018

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A secret identity. An ancient war. And a key that connects them all...

When eight-year-old Fale comes home to find her father brutally beaten and dying from his injuries, she has no idea who has attacked him.

But when he hands her the mysterious Key of Effailya, known as the Key of F, it becomes clear that Fale’s father knows something she doesn’t.

For a decade, Fale’s life is ordinary. But after her 18th birthday, she starts to see vivid premonitions of the future. When she manages to divert destiny to save a past love, Keron, the pair find themselves hunted by thugs whose sole target must be the Key of F.

Then two mysterious benefactors offer protection to Fale and Keron, and Fale learns the truth about her father’s death...

But with the answers to Fale’s questions comes great responsibility. Her enemies are powerful and ruthless, and holding the Key of F is about as safe as painting a target on her back.

Can Fale rise to the occasion and perform a duty she never knew was hers to carry out? Or will evil forces triumph in a victory with everlasting consequences?

A fast-paced fantasy thriller that will have readers racing headfirst through the pages.

GRAB YOUR COPY TODAY!

A secret identity. An ancient war. And a key that connects them all...

When eight-year-old Fale comes home to find her father brutally beaten and dying from his injuries, she has no idea who has attacked him.

But when he hands her the mysterious Key of Effailya, known as the Key of F, it becomes clear that Fale’s father knows something she doesn’t.

Then two mysterious benefactors offer protection to Fale and Keron, and Fale learns the truth about her father’s death...

But with the answers to Fale’s questions comes great responsibility. Her enemies are powerful and ruthless, and holding the Key of F is about as safe as painting a target on her back.

Can Fale rise to the occasion and perform a duty she never knew was hers to carry out? Or will evil forces triumph in a victory with everlasting consequences?

A fast-paced fantasy thriller that will have readers racing headfirst through the pages.

GRAB YOUR COPY TODAY!

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The Key of F- Freedom Fight Trilogy#1
by Jennifer Haskin (Goodreads Author)
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Steph Warren's review Nov 18, 2017
really liked it

*I received a free ARC of this book. The decision to review and my opinions are my own.*

This book is labelled as Young Adult fantasy, but I felt the characters and plot matured into adulthood as the story progressed. From starting off with schoolyard gossip about boys and lessons, the protaganist soon finds herself running, hiding and fighting for her life in some very adult situations.

There is a large romance element to the plot, with a traditional love triangle causing internal conflict to rival the external ‘lost magical princess’ tension. As usual, most of the romantic strife is down to lack of communication between the relevant characters, but here there are also some legitimate concerns related to the paths their lives must take, which creates a more adult and authentic relationship trial.

The secondary characters are interesting, in that every single one of them has plausible motive and opportunity to betray our protaganist, so the reader is constantly left second guessing the support network, even as Fale must rely on them. Fale herself is an excellent main character, with natural flaws and strengths, and a genuine ability to rescue herself from tricky situations via mental and physical prowess, which had me rejoicing!

There were some odd moments amongst her journey to independent womanhood, where she expressed desires to be ‘owned’ by Nelson and then Koren, which sat strangely with the freedom motifs expressed by and through Koren, Effailya’s Garrith subjects, and even Fale herself in their various oppressions by the aptly named Control. I actually found this apparent dichotomy quite true to life, as it is unsurprising for Fale to long to belong with her history of loss, even as she fights for control of her own life as she works toward adulthood.

The plot is superb. In summary it sounds like your standard YA fantasy plot: lost princess finds magic and has to save her people from an evil wizard against huge odds. However it is the detail that differentiates, and in this case the detail is exciting, chilling and fascinating. The magic factions are distinct; the setting a mixture of Hunger-Games-esque districts; and the idea of what happens to dissenters actually kept me up at night afterwards.

I am very excited for the rest of this series and hope Fale manages to resolve her love life relatively swiftly so that we can enjoy their great partnership tackling their corrupt, powerful enemy and saving the world!