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The Marry Clad Trilogy
The Ravens
The Debut novel by 12 year-old phenom Katie Faith, comes the first book in her young adult urban fantasy trilogy!
Marry Clad thought she was just a normal seventeen-year-old girl; until she moved to L.A and finds herself caught in the middle of a war she didn't know was happening.
Taken in by the Ravens, Marry is taught to fight and finds out she has more power than she could have ever imagined.
Marry does everything she can to protect her family and herself, no matter the consequences.
At least, that's what she thinks.
Until she finds everything she's been told is a lie, and the fate of mankind rests in her young, incapable hands.
Marry Clad thought she was just a normal seventeen-year-old girl; until she moved to L.A and finds herself caught in the middle of a war she didn't know was happening.
Taken in by the Ravens, Marry is taught to fight and finds out she has more power than she could have ever imagined.
Marry does everything she can to protect her family and herself, no matter the consequences.
At least, that's what she thinks.
Until she finds everything she's been told is a lie, and the fate of mankind rests in her young, incapable hands.
230 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 17, 2015
27 people want to read
About the author
Katie Faith
2 books7 followersKatie was born in 2002 on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. She lived on a small farm. As a young girl she was sweet and happy. She loved her dog, parrot and donkey, enjoyed playing her musical instruments, sold wild blackberries at the end of her driveway (10 for $1 and people actually bought them), and adored her sister and all of her older cousins.
The minute she could draw, Katie started writing stories. Picture books with her Aunt "TT" and her kindergarten readiness teacher. She would often beg us to read just one more book before bed. Fast forward to Elementary School and she was a reading diva. Though she tried many other activities, it was apparent that reading, writing and computers were her passion. She read every book she could get her hands on. Thus was born the idea of finding her a writing mentor.
Katie met Shannon Mayer at the beginning of her grade 4 year. It was an amazing connection for her to make and there are so many people who played a part in making that happen. Shannon is a very successful Best Selling Author. What she has given Kate - her knowledge and experience regarding writing and publishing, her friendship and encouragement, and her precious time – are gifts for which we will always be grateful. Hopefully Katie will have a chance to "pay it forward" one day. Shannon's "you can do it" attitude is what has made this book possible.
When "The Ravens" is published, Katie will be 12 years old. She is quiet and mature for her age and still sweet and happy. This has been a very long process as anyone who has written and published a book can tell you. Learning how to complete the process from beginning to end is quite an experience requiring not only the love of writing but also dedication, patience, and perseverance. Katie is thrilled and excited to have reached this point! She hopes you enjoy her story.
The minute she could draw, Katie started writing stories. Picture books with her Aunt "TT" and her kindergarten readiness teacher. She would often beg us to read just one more book before bed. Fast forward to Elementary School and she was a reading diva. Though she tried many other activities, it was apparent that reading, writing and computers were her passion. She read every book she could get her hands on. Thus was born the idea of finding her a writing mentor.
Katie met Shannon Mayer at the beginning of her grade 4 year. It was an amazing connection for her to make and there are so many people who played a part in making that happen. Shannon is a very successful Best Selling Author. What she has given Kate - her knowledge and experience regarding writing and publishing, her friendship and encouragement, and her precious time – are gifts for which we will always be grateful. Hopefully Katie will have a chance to "pay it forward" one day. Shannon's "you can do it" attitude is what has made this book possible.
When "The Ravens" is published, Katie will be 12 years old. She is quiet and mature for her age and still sweet and happy. This has been a very long process as anyone who has written and published a book can tell you. Learning how to complete the process from beginning to end is quite an experience requiring not only the love of writing but also dedication, patience, and perseverance. Katie is thrilled and excited to have reached this point! She hopes you enjoy her story.
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December 10, 2015
Pretty impressive for such a young author. I really enjoy the start of this trilogy and look forward to other books.
September 25, 2016
The Ravens by Katie Faith is an awesome effort for a first time author writing for a genre I feel has grown stale over the years. There's a fascinating world behind two leading factions, lots of intrigue to the characters pasts they'll leave you wanting to learn more about their fates as the series is set to continue in late 2016 with it's sequel The Slayers.
I appreciate the effort that was put into The Ravens in regards to editing as it feels really smooth and put together with close attention paid to grammatical and spelling errors. I've read a lot of self published works where pacing, characters, and plot went slack half way through. All to often a lot of self published works go unedited, are left unpolished, and are pushed for publishing for the sheer fact that the genre it was written for is selling well at the time. I don't get that vibe from the author nor anyone working on the project with her had the intent of making a quick buck off of it. The Ravens feels organic through and through and it makes for an enjoyable read.
However, The Ravens does suffer from being a little too cliched with it's tropes at times. If you're not a fan or tired of: the girl who's job is to fulfill a prophecy, is gifted with all the powers to do so, who needs to hone her skills in a set amount of time to bring people together, and has a secret past then The Ravens may not be for you. Because of these tropes Marry comes across as a mixed bag of Celaena Sardothien, Alina Strakov, Tris Porter and Clary Fray. Though I really do appreciate the effort to make her a strong female character. It should be noted, as well, the the character self injures at one point in the novel, the scene is a bit graphic and could be considered triggering to some.
The Ravens is a strong start to a promising series and if you feel like picking it up, The Ravens can be found at Amazon.ca available in both paper back and ereader.
I appreciate the effort that was put into The Ravens in regards to editing as it feels really smooth and put together with close attention paid to grammatical and spelling errors. I've read a lot of self published works where pacing, characters, and plot went slack half way through. All to often a lot of self published works go unedited, are left unpolished, and are pushed for publishing for the sheer fact that the genre it was written for is selling well at the time. I don't get that vibe from the author nor anyone working on the project with her had the intent of making a quick buck off of it. The Ravens feels organic through and through and it makes for an enjoyable read.
However, The Ravens does suffer from being a little too cliched with it's tropes at times. If you're not a fan or tired of: the girl who's job is to fulfill a prophecy, is gifted with all the powers to do so, who needs to hone her skills in a set amount of time to bring people together, and has a secret past then The Ravens may not be for you. Because of these tropes Marry comes across as a mixed bag of Celaena Sardothien, Alina Strakov, Tris Porter and Clary Fray. Though I really do appreciate the effort to make her a strong female character. It should be noted, as well, the the character self injures at one point in the novel, the scene is a bit graphic and could be considered triggering to some.
The Ravens is a strong start to a promising series and if you feel like picking it up, The Ravens can be found at Amazon.ca available in both paper back and ereader.
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