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The Twilight Saint (The God’s of Morning – 1) by Jessica Penot

It has been thousands of years since the fall of the great nations, and the tribes that remain in the ashes of the fallen must fight to survive in the shadows. In this desperate landscape, Ailive has spent her entire life fighting for the honor of her tribe and she has grown weary of war. When Ailive sees a chance to escape her fate, she flees into a chaotic landscape where death and darkness lurk behind every friendly face until she finds refuge in the peaceful city at the center of her world. In this city, Ailive finds everything she’s ever dreamt of, but news of a strange prophet from the South brings whispers of war to Ailive’s peaceful home. Now Ailive alone can stop the genocide of an entire tribe of people. Ailive alone holds the key to bringing peace to the world and destroying the monstrous man whom she once loved, if she can only gain the courage to pick up her sword again and make herself fulfill the destiny she’s fought her entire life.

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Author’s Bio

I love all things scary. Things that go bump in the night. Things that make you not want to go down to the basement (but you still do) or up to the attic (still going up there.) Things that know your phone number, call you up and whisper, “I’m already in the house.”

My books are scary but my heroines and heroes are strong. They can handle it. And they’re known to crack a joke or two.

Join me on my journey as I explore the darkness that exists just beyond our consciousness. And the people who are ready to fight evil that exists just around the corner.

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My Review

5 stars

Ailive was given away at a young age and trained to become an assassin. She is just as good as the men but she is always looked down on because she is a woman. She is abused and tortured with her bloody training but becomes the strong woman needed to survive in this world. But then she sees what is happening around her and wants peace over the bloody violence she is immersed with. So Ailive is broken and wanders, meets various people, and is shaped into the woman needed to stand up for peace.

This is a brutal yet wonderful story. Ailive is a poor girl that is shaped into an assassin. It is a horrible life yet she excels. But there is a breaking point and Ailive goes on a hard journey to experience many other settlements and cultures. She finds herself drawn to peace but as the warrior she is she may not reach that goal.

This is a well written book with lots of messages. There is a lot of violence and abuse that may be a trigger for some readers. It’s not pretty but it is life. I have to say that the ending was expected but still hard to read.

This is a great story and one I recommend for those that would have no problem reading a bloody journey of discovery.

I received a complimentary copy of this book. I voluntarily chose to read and post an honest review.

I would like to thank Sage’s Book Tours for the opportunity to read and share this book.