First things first; this series' translation is as smooth as butter. I wasn't even sure that it was translated until I looked it up, and that's rare. Almost all translations have tells, strangely phrased sentences or something that's not quite right, but these were perfect.
I love the addition of Davin as a POV character. Although he himself is a little whiny and annoying, adding his POV deepens the world and adds nuance to it. And Davin definitely grows over the course of the series, especially in The Serpent Gift.
The magic system is unique. I haven't seen anything like it in other books, and it's obviously been carefully thought out.
I really hope I get to read the fourth book, as I'm dying to know what happens in the end! Do Dina and her friends triumph? Who pays the price along the way? How does the mysterious Serpent Gift figure into it? I can only hope I manage to find out.
Dina has the Shamer's Gift - one look into her eyes, and none can mask their guilt or hide their shame. Now even her brother, Davin, no longer dares to meet her glance. His conscience is troubled by his mother and sister's power, and he wants to avenge the crimes committed against his family with a battle by the sword.
But these are treacherous times and Dina's life is in terrible danger. Kidnapped by the corrupt Valdracu, she is forced to use her gift as a weapon. And Davin becomes her only hope of escape...
A watching face in a market crowd, a mist-shrouded figure on the moor, a haunting presence seen only when he wants to be seen? Sezuan, possessor of the Serpent Gift for lie and illusion, is a chilling and ambiguous figure at the best of times.
He is also Dina's father. And when he comes to claim the daughter he has never seen, the Shamer and her family are catapulted into reckless flight and danger. With nowhere else to turn, Dina must learn to see through her father's deceit and use her own powers to her advantage.
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