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Most girls in a Kingdom of Sevalia would be anxious to accept an invitation to turn one of a Queen’s Ladies, yet for hoyden Jenna Mallory, it was her misfortune nightmare. While a other Ladies would usually worry about creation a correct match, generally with 3 immature princes adult for grabs, for Jenna a stakes would be most higher. Not usually would she need to conceal her healthy ‘boyish’ tendencies in sequence to accommodate her family’s expectations and stir a nobility, yet as a initial lady invited to justice yet eminent blood, any disaster could jeopardise a destiny rights of other commoners in a Kingdom. Jenna knew it would not be easy. She would need to overcome not usually her miss of amicable status, yet her churned heritage. Jenna perceived a invitation given her father was a rich merchant, yet given her mom was from a dried opposite a sea, Jenna had hereditary both her mother’s darker coloring and dual enchanting abilities—abilities that would seem peculiar to Sevalian nobles that all have sorcery of their own.
Any hopes to lead a still life during justice are fast dashed after Jenna gets sucked into a universe of justice amour and becomes a theme of house liaison when her sorcery is discovered. Worse, Sevalia’s aged rivalry to a east, yet now clearly peaceful, lays explain to a absolute mage whom Jenna discovers stealing in a eastern mountains—a mage that takes a penetrating seductiveness in Jenna’s magic. While she had approaching being a Lady would be challenging, Jenna learns she will need all her wits and all her magic… only to survive.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #10348 in eBooks
- Published on: 2011-09-11
- Released on: 2011-09-11
- Format: Kindle eBook
- Number of items: 1
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About a Author
Naomi Lane has been daydreaming adult stupid stories for as prolonged as she can remember, and one day she suspicion it would be fun to write some of them down. After finishing a initial story, everybody kept seeking when they could review it, so she self-published To Play a Lady. When not daydreaming about anticipation worlds she works as an appetite consultant in downtown Boston, and also lives in Boston with her father and their dual cats. Email her during toplaythelady@gmail.com or revisit her website during www.sevalianchronicles.com.
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52 of 53 people found a following examination helpful.
By Volpot
I enjoyed this book. The author's essay and a story remind me rather Tamora Pierce (but a small some-more adult oriented) or presumably some of Sherwood Smith's stories.
The simple story is about a commoner lady who, in a mangle with tradition, is postulated a event to sight as a Lady in use of a Queen. The book fundamentally covers her initial year in a school. What creates a story engaging is that a nobles of a area have enchanting talents; commoners do not...yet after attainment a heroine discovers that she though has a singular form of magic. Her trials and tribulations perplexing to fit in with a nobles while perplexing to learn to be a lady (yeah, who saw that coming) and learn her sorcery while she gets smitten with a immature king (yeah, saw that one entrance too, lol) is a categorical theme. Added to that is a swindling to overpower a sovereignty that involves a heroine in a singular and dangerous ways.
The impression growth is adequate, a essay decent, and a world-building and sorcery complement well-done. All in all, while not violation new ground, a book moves during a decent rate and kept my interest. Lastly, during slightest in this initial book, it's not what I'd call chick-lit.
Now my one criticism: The heroine winds adult comatose distant too much. Practically any chapter. She overextends herself behaving her magic: Unconscious afterwards. A bad man puts a spell on her: Rendered unconscious. She gets in a fight: Unconscious after. Goes snooping in tip passages: Trips and knocks herself unconscious. Goes to a lavatory and takes a shower: Slips and knocks herself unconscious. (OK, OK, we finished that final one up). But it literally was roughly any chapter. It became a diversion to try to expect what would do it subsequent as we examination any chapter. In a USA there is now a large thing about safeguarding athletes (like football players) who humour several concussions. Using a medical standards being discussed in a USA, a bad heroine after all her episodes of swoon wouldn't even be authorised to perspective a football diversion on television! So my recommendation to a author: give a bad lady a break....cut off her arm or something. No, not really. That was another joke. The arm partial was.
Bottom Line: Good Book. I'll buy a sequel.
9 of 9 people found a following examination helpful.
By politics girl
This is my initial created examination ever and we feel compelled to by this author.
The author has a talent for describing and portrayal a new universe though not tedious me with extreme adjectives and descriptions of scenery. The categorical impression is interesting in her clumsiness, desirable and picturesque in her flaws. There is some intrigue with a categorical impression though a whole story does not revolve around intrigue though some-more around a characters growth during justice and in life. A small intrigue is always good to turn out a story.
Some flaws, we suspect are a ancillary characters, that a author does not excavate into much. They are not one dimensional though maybe usually 2 dimensional. we wish to learn some-more of them in another book.
Regardless, we examination this fast and with a smile. The author left room for a supplement (without withdrawal us during a cliffhanger, that i appreciate) and self-published or not, we wish to see a second book.
I would have paid full cost for this book, hindsight being 20/20. Definitely value a examination during this price.
8 of 8 people found a following examination helpful.
By A. Neal
Though we have never reviewed a book on Amazon before, we figured we should start here. This was such a fun book to read, we could not stop myself. we neglected critical chores and errands and didn't comprehend it until it was too late. If we wish to be swooped into Jenna's land of mystery, romance, and fantasy, afterwards we should buy this book. If we wish to get something finished tonight and tomorrow, don't buy this book. Actually, only cancel your skeleton and examination this book anyway, we won't be disappointed.
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