Nadya has lived a very sheltered life in a monastery in the middle of nowhere, but she handles this change of scenery with strength and faith that her gods will show her which path she needs to take.
They feel very much like an ancient Russian boogeyman and definitely add a darker tone to the story. The Vultures are the true villains of this book, people who chose to push the limits of humanity and become more, through blood and magic and death. When he doesn’t find her, on account of her gaining powerful allies who convince her to travel with them to the palace and kill the Tranavian king, he assumes the Vultures took care of her. Nadya is the last known cleric, and Serefin (which is oddly close to seraphim, as in an angel) the high prince of Tranavia hunts her down to kill her. Her journey takes her into enemy territory as she uses all of her strength and resources to save her country from the Tranavian heretics who have abandoned the gods and attack Nadya’s country, Kalyazin, in order to wipe out their religion. She is a cleric, and is granted magic and counsel from the gods. The plot very quickly progresses into a battle scene, and Nadya is forced to abandon everyone she loves and leave her home. For a somewhat serious book with heavy drama and war scenes, it was a pleasant surprise to find humor immediately upon delving into the story. This book opens with Nadya and her best friend Kostya stuck on potato duty in the cellar of a monastery after their pranks went a step too far, and balanced a lighthearted humor with dark struggles. Moderate sexuality: multiple detailed kissing scenes. Moderate language: some swearing, threats, and verbal abuse.
Mature violence: battles resulting in death, physical attacks, kidnapping, self-harm and torture. Disguise, Diversity, Magic, Mythology, Religion, Romance, Royalty, War
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