Book Review:
Title: RAYBEARER
Author: Jordan Ifueko
Publisher: HotKeyBooks
“It's no use bringing up the past. You write your story, not the people who came before you.”
Tarisai has always longed for the warmth of a family. She was raised
in isolation by a mysterious, often absent mother known only as The
Lady. The Lady sends her to the capital of the global empire of Aritsar
to compete with other children to be chosen as one of the Crown Prince’s
Council of Eleven. If she’s picked, she’ll be joined with the other
Council members through the Ray, a bond deeper than blood. That
closeness is irresistible to Tarisai, who has always wanted to belong
somewhere. But The Lady has other ideas, including a magical wish that
Tarisai is compelled to obey: kill the Crown Prince once she gains his
trust.
Tarisai won’t stand by and become someone’s pawn – but is she strong enough to choose a different path for herself?