Death Bound is a newly released book by Meg Halcyon (which is the fantasy pen name of CoraLee June). I signed up to ARC read it and finished it in only 2 days. It is a dark fantasy tale of a woman trying to make the best of bad situations she keeps getting thrust into by people who have more power than she does. I can't wait for book 2!
Our protagonist is Elara, who has spent the last 13 years of her life as handmaiden to the exiled Princess Aeliana. Elara and Aeliana are best friends, practically sisters, and they spend their days in the crypts on the frozen edges of the kingdom. It is Elara's job to care for Aeliana and it is Aeliana's job to use her ice magic to process the dead of the kingdom and siphon off their magic to fuel the wall protecting them from the fearsome, bloodthirsty Dragon King.
During a brutal attack on the crypts by the Dragon King, Aeliana dies in Elara's arms, and Elara finds herself suddenly gaining inexplicable magic powers. Between that and being the only survivor of the attack, she finds herself thrust into the unenviable position of impersonating Aeliana in a political marriage to secure aid in the right against the Dragon King.
Every character in the story has an ulterior motive and Elara can't trust anyone in her life. Her personal guard reports to the evil queen who married her off, her new royal husband, King Ciaran, is using her to bait the Dragon King, and Cirian's 6 other wives all have their own agendas that put them at odds with Elara.
If you like dark fantasy, unique magic, secret identities, morally gray everyone, slow burn romance, and dragons, definitely read this book!
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