Language: PG (2 swears, 0 ‘f’); Mature Content: PG (references rape, themes of women's bodies and curves and how desirable beauty is); Violence: PG-13 (some blood brick and descriptions of dead people/ injuries)
BUYING ADVISORY: MS, HS - OPTIONAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
Kammani and her younger sister are the daughters of a healer. In the kingdom they live in, the tradition is when their ruler is on his death bed- the kingdom must supply three "Sacred Maidens"who are to be sacrificed when the ruler dies. Kammani is livid about this tradition claiming that it is awful to kill three healthy young ladies just because one man is dying. When the Kammani's younger sister is chosen as one of the Sacred Maidens, Kammani will do whatever it takes to heal the dying ruler and save her sister.
I thought the premise was interesting, I've always been fascinated with Aztec culture and how they sacrificed people to their gods but this book just didn't have all the right elements. I found that the main character had right motivations and intentions but she just came out as so annoying and pessimistic. That the world was out to get her. Not to mention the world was so confusing- I could tell the by the descriptions of clothes and architecture that the kingdom got inspiration from ancient Egypt and Macedonia but the characters talked as if they were from our time period. I thought the writing wasn't up to par and that the plot was rather boring.
Kenzie Hoehne, Student Reviewer
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