English language
Published Dec. 12, 2022 by Hodder & Stoughton.
The right cause can topple a kingdom . . .
Once upon a time, the kingdoms of Wales were rife with magic and conflict - and eighteen-year-old Mererid 'Mer' is well-acquainted with both. As the last living water diviner, she can manipulate water with magic - a unique elemental power many would kill to possess.
For years, Mer has been running from the prince who bound her into his service - and forced her to kill thousands with her magic. Now, all Mer truly wants is a safe, quiet life, far from power and politics.
But then Mer's old handler - the king's spymaster - returns with a proposition: use her powers to bring down the very prince that abused them both.
I'm having what seems to be a run of bad to mediocre books. This one hits the mediocre level. The depth of thought, complexity characters, scope of scene and plot line are truly just 'meh'. I know this is a YA book, but when I think of books by CS Lewis, Tolkien and others the bar is pretty high for 4 and 5 stars. This one is 'just' okay.
