Truthwitch
by:
Susan Dennard (author)
Garth Nix meets Avatar: The Last Airbender.The series is set in a world where three empires rule and every member of the population is born with a magical skill set, known as a “witchery.Now, as the Twenty Year Truce in a centuries-long war is about to end, the balance of power will fall on the...
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Garth Nix meets Avatar: The Last Airbender.The series is set in a world where three empires rule and every member of the population is born with a magical skill set, known as a “witchery.Now, as the Twenty Year Truce in a centuries-long war is about to end, the balance of power will fall on the shoulders of two young women, who must accept their fate, and themselves, to survive.
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Edition language: English
I had completely missed Truthwitch when it was first released. But last month it was the Tor Book Club book, so I gave it a try. It is an action packed story, right from the start where the two main characters flee, and actually don't stop fleeing for the remainder of the book. While there are defin...
On a continent ruled by three empires, some are born with a “witchery”, a magical skill that sets them apart from others. In the Witchlands, there are almost as many types of magic as there are ways to get in trouble—as two desperate young women know all too well. Safiya is a Truthwitch, able to dis...
The treaty has held for many years but now it's crumbling and at the centre of this is Safiya and Iseult. Two friends who want some adventure but not as much as is heading their way. Iseult is a truthwitch and that skill is rare, now she want to try to hide this and have some freedom but a ball and ...
Not sure if this book is really worth 4 stars, probably more like 3.5 or 3.75 but I decided to round up - mainly because it's has two female protagonists who are best friends, practically sisters really, who are so close no one will turn them against each other. It's a beautiful relationship betwee...
So I quite enjoyed Truthwitch. It's YA, a fairly typical fantasy story about two young women, Iseult and Safi, who are Threadsisters - essentially very good friends. Iseult is a Threadwitch - she can see people's emotions as "Threads" hovering around their bodies - and Safi is a rare Truthwitch, w...
6 years ago
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