When I looked at this book online, it had a few bad reviews but sometimes the reviews are subjective (like mine are) so I took a chance. I'll say that the argument that most people had was not what made me dislike this book. I actually liked this book for the most part but the parts where a really foul curse word showed up made me cringe....not the mild foul words but the big nasty 4 letter ones and it was then I decided I wouldn't read this book again and I wouldn't read the sequels. In addition, at the very near-end of the book, there is a pretty gratuitous love scene so there were my strikes. My big no-nos for reading a book. So I will say if you are a teenager or a lady (or man) that likes to sensor what you read, this book is not for you. I'll leave you with the description and I will say that I didn't have any issues with the love story of this book. If you read the reviews and wonder about it all, just know that I didn't think it was all that bad.
Amazon description:
Taya has risen from humble roots to become a fire seer in the Coalition
of Mages. Eager to prove herself, she arrives in the town of Hrappa to
locate a “jackal”—a mage operating outside the Coalition’s authority—who
has murdered three people.
But in Hrappa, she discovers that the man assigned to be her
bodyguard is Mandir, her nemesis from years ago. When she and Mandir
were students, he bullied her so severely he was sentenced to a year of
penance and moved to another temple.
When Mandir sees that he’s been partnered with Taya, all his old
torment comes rushing back. He’s had a crush on Taya since the day they
began their training, but he pushed her away, ashamed of his attraction
to someone so far beneath his social class. He regrets that now and
intends to make an honest attempt to win her heart—if she can forgive
him for his past sins.
But first they must find the murderous jackal, before the jackal finds them.
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