From goodreads.com:
" Zarita is used to basking in the pampered lifestyle being the only daughter of the town magistrate affords; she is free to roam the town as she likes, consort with the son of a nobleman and spend her days studying the arts. Saulo's family have fallen on hard times, and when his father is hanged for an assault on Zarita he did not commit and Saulo is hauled off to be a slave at sea, Saulo swears revenge. But when Zarita's mother dies in childbirth, and the formidable and frightening Inquisition arrives in the area, a curtain of suspicion and brutality comes down on her old life for good.

Saulo may believe that Zarita is his sworn enemy, but in a time when the whole of Spain is in turmoil, are he and Zarita each other's only hope of survival? "

This book is going to the USA as part of the 2013 Oppem's Birthday Group. I hope you enjoy. :D

Received this a few days ago but have been behind in journaling because we are in the process of remodeling our home. Thank you so much for sharing this with me, it looks like a great book and I can't wait to read it!

Once I started reading this I just couldn't put it down! Thank you so much for sharing this great book with me!

Sending to the winner of my book box drawing. I hope you enjoy it!

I found this along with a few other books when I cleaned out my old car. Somehow it must have fallen out and gotten lost in the trunk! Sorry for its long missing status, but it explains why it was never journaled! It's now safely back in my release pile to try again!

Sending out as a RABCK to another bookcrosser.

Thank you so much for the RABCK - this one sounds very good and I look forward to reading it! It was a lovely surprise!

This was a very compelling YA novel. Told from the POV of two very different characters, Saulo and Zarita, it weaves an interesting narrative. I liked that the characters were each on a journey of discovery - about themselves as well as the world at large. Their lives intersect only at the beginning and the end of the story. Saulo has nothing and yet builds himself a life through his own hard work. Zarita, on the other hand, has a life of luxury which is taken from her bit by bit but her journey is one that builds her character. The narrative goes back and forth between them until it builds to a conclusion that is dramatic and inevitable.

Reserving for the Teen VBB

Sending in the Teen VBB

DC# 9552 1111 1415 5080 4269 91

Rec'd via a Bookbox. Thank you!