Title: The Affiliate (Ascension #1)
Format: Ebook
Pages: 339
Published: 15th Sept 2015
Publisher: K.A Linde Inc
Source: Bought
Genre: YA Fantasy
Shelfability: Acquire
On the day of her Presenting, in front of the entire Byern Court, seventeen-year-old Cyrene Strohm's lifelong plans come to fruition when she's chosen for one of the most prestigious positions in her homeland—an Affiliate to the Queen. Or so she thinks.
When Cyrene receives a mysterious letter and an unreadable book, she finds nothing is as it seems. Thrust into a world of dangerous political intrigue and deadly magic, Cyrene's position only grows more treacherous when she finds herself drawn to the one man she can never have...
King Edric himself.
Cyrene must decide if love is truly worth the price of freedom. Find out in this first book in USA Today bestselling author K.A. Linde’s new Ascension series.
I bought this a
whim! It was only 99p on kindle and well that cover is amazing!! YA Fantasy is
not a genre I usually read a lot. However, lately I have been finding the YA
Fantasy is becoming a very strong genre within the YA books and the ones I
have read are usually fantastic. The Affiliate is by far one of the more unique
and fast paced ones. I can't wait to for next one.
All of Cyrene's life
she has dreamt of her Presentation and gaining a position among the Royal
Court. What she doesn't bargain for is being appointed an Affiliate to the Queen. Unfortunately the Queen doesn't
like Cyrene purely because of the King's fascination with her. Cryene just
wants to get on duty but things don't go that way. Soon Cyrene is thrown into a
world of mystery, intrigue and danger. And torn between her attraction to the
King and Freedom.
The Affiliate is
such a unique tale. I haven't read anything like before. The author manages to
create a world that is stunning, mysterious and dangerous. I found myself
completely entrance when the beautiful story telling. However, at times I just
think some of scenes jumped around a little making it hard to keep track.
The characters are all
pretty intense and quite full on from the start. Cyrene is a very strong willed
teenager and has a bit of a problem keeping her mouth closed at times. Especially around
King Edric. The chemistry between them is sizzling. I was rooting for them but
obviously we don't always get to have it easily in a good YA series. Edric is
rather handsome, charming and a tad dangerous because he is The King so it was
easy to see why Cyrene was attracted to him.
BUT like any YA
story there is a sort love triangle between Cyrene, King Edric and Prince Kael.
At first I liked Prince Kael but he a womaniser. Kael is a bit of an arse but I
think deep down he does really care for Cyrene. He just has a bad way of showing it.
I managed to read
this in just over a day. It was so memorizing that I completely forgot all
about time and just enjoyed the story, getting swept up in the adventure and danger. Usually with fantasy novels there
are way to much back story and description of the scenes that it distracts from
the actual story but the author doesn't do that here. She sets up the book
nicely with just enough information for the reader to understand the world.
Instead of bombarding the readers when do much descriptive scenes she covers
just enough so we get a perfectly clear picture in our heads without it turning
boring. I honestly seen this whole book play in my head like movie!!!
I can't recommend
this book enough. If you like YA fantasy this is must read. Go now while it's
still only 99p on kindle. You won't be disappointed. But you will be left
begging for more!!!
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