My BETA Reader Reviews
“For me, i love the imagery and the character backstories. This book has some of the best imagery i’ve read. You can really picture every setting in the book. Also, the character backstories are amazing. They're really compelling and you understand why each character made the decisions and choices they made…”
— Aanya P. 6th Grade
- Olivia T. 11th Grade, Chapter 10
“The relationships that are formed, assumed and broken between the characters really spoke to me. There aren’t many books around that have such intense relationships between everyone in the story. Sisters, best friends, stepfamily, and even the relationship between Damian and Ellia were very intense, and strange at first. I found that it was unquestionably unique compared to other books.”
- Olivia T. 11th Grade
- Julia T. 8th Grade, Chapters 22-23
“I loved the depth of the book. How intimate relations to class identities could be portrayed with such grace and depth. many truths were woven through this wonderful exciting drama adventure with sword fighting and mystery and love.”
- By Stephan S. (age 78)
- Aanya P. 6th Grade
“This book described a young woman’s search for her own identity and self-worth. Through circumstance that are no fault of her own, Ashellia is finding herself to be harshly judged, disrespected, and cast aside while her stepmother and her two daughters live a good life at her expense. Over several years, she starts believing her stepmother’s demeaning judgments of her and…”
- Gabriele Hilberg, Ph.D., psychologist