Reeling from the shock of the past few months, Aria is struggling to collect the pieces of her broken life and reclaim from them some kind of whole. Meanwhile, even as the rubble left in the wake of the Brotherhood's defeat still smolders, a new set of troubles are brewing. Only this time, they're doing so beneath the surface. Aria discovers, slowly and to her horror, that the world around her isn't quite what it seems. Friendly faces hide murderous intents; knives wait in the shadows. No one is who they seem. And into this world, this life, comes a shadow from Aria's past. A shadow she'd thought she'd escaped, forever-one that forces her confront the pain of her past. And then, after, to answer one very important question.
P.J. Fox published her first story when she was ten. Between then and the present moment, she detoured to, in no particular order, earn several degrees (including a law degree), bore everyone she knew with lectures about medieval history, get married, and start a family. She realized, ultimately, that she had to make a go of this writing thing because nothing else would ever make her happy.
I read only the first portion of the book on Wattpad, but the writing is beautiful. The female characters are compelling and the varied histories that bring them into and out of alliance fascinating. The worlds that the main characters came from and the one that they find themselves struggling to establish themselves on are fully and believably imagined. You find yourself invested in their lives and struggle and the dangers that surround them. I can't wait to purchase this final volume and find out where life has taken them all and whether the rewards I hope for them will be given. I find it interesting that the male characters wear a facade of control over their damaged psyches and wonder if any of them will actually become full adults capable of more than frozen posturing.