This is the fifth book in the Twelve Houses series.

I loved being able to visit the kingdom of Gillengaria after the civil war events in the last book. As the kingdom slowly heals, former King's Rider Wen is struggling with guilt over her kings' death and the fact that she survived while he didn't.

Added to the Otherworldly book box.

This book rode to the end of the Otherworldly Bookbox. This sounds really interesting, so I'm excited to give it a go.

I haven't read any of the other books in this series, so I was expecting to be a little behind the times, but I throughly enjoyed it anyway! Shinn's characters really shine, being complex, with interesting personalities and playing off each other well. The fun of this book is definitely in seeing the characters move through their world and revealing hinted histories. The plot may be a little uninspired, with few real twists and not too many moments that I really found striking or memorable concepts, but the strength of the characters carries the reader easily over these issues.

Heading out as one of the starting books in the Otherworldly Bookbox

Took out of the otherworldly bookbox.

Got a non-BC copy and will share this one.

When he looked up again Tas had gone. Rising to join the others, he caught sight of something small and abandoned on the floor. "Tas you forgot your pipe." He picked it up and then saw words carved into the wood he had not seen before. Find the music, find the magic.
"Did you carve this?"
Tas did not turn. "Yes," he said, reluctantly. "I have to leave it."
"But, Tas, why?"
Tas squared his shoulders as though firming some resolve. But still he did not turn. "Because the shepherd said that it could only be used once. Thats why I can't get the pipe to play that song-or any song. I've used the magic." He took a deep breath and went on. "And he said that once I found the magic I had the pass the pipe on." he paused and then he did turn, a scamp's humor in his long brown eyes. "It's going to be a long winter. I'm going to leave it here for someone else to find." "Snowsong" by Nancy Varian Berberick

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