Book Review: Fire Study by Maria V. Snyder

Review: Fire Study
Series: Study Trilogy – Book 3
Author: Maria V. Snyder
No. Of Pages: 441
Release Date: 1 December 2009

THE APPRENTICESHIP IS OVER – NOW THE REAL TEST HAS BEGUN

When word that Yelena is a Soulfinder – able to capture and release souls – spreads like wildfire, people grow uneasy. Already Yelena’s unusual abilities and past have set her apart. As the Council debates Yelena’s fate, she receives a disturbing message: a plot is rising against her homeland, led by a murderous sorcerer she has defeated before...

Honour sets Yelena on a path that will test the limits of her skills, and the hope of reuniting with her beloved spurs her onward. Her journey is fraught with allies, enemies, lovers and would-be assassins, each of questionable loyalty. Yelena will have but one chance to prove herself – and save the land she holds dear.

My Thoughts:

Book Review: Magic Study by Maria V. Snyder

Review: Magic Study

Series: Study Trilogy – Book 2

Author: Maria V. Snyder

No. Of Pages: 390

Release Date: 1 September 2009

YOU KNOW YOUR LIFE IS COMPLICATED WHEN YOU MISS YOUR DAYS AS A POISON TASTER...

With her greatest enemy dead, and on her way to be united with the family she’s been stolen from long ago, Yelena should be pleased. But although she has gained her freedom, she once again finds herself alone – separated from her lover Valek and suspected as a spy for her reluctance to conform to Sitian ways.

Despite the turmoil, she’s eager to start her magic training – especially as she’s been given one year to harness her power or be put to death. But her plans take a radical turn when she becomes embroiled in a plot to reclaim Ixia’s throne for a lost prince – and gets entangled in powerful rivalries with her fellow magicians.

If that wasn’t bad enough, it appears her brother would love to see her dead. Luckily, Yelena has some old friends to help her with her new enemies...

My Thoughts:

Book Review: Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder

Review: Poison Study

Series: Study Trilogy – Book 1

Author: Maria V. Snyder

No. Of Pages: 361

Release Date: 30 December 2008

CHOOSE: a QUICK DEATH OR A SLOW POISON...

On the eve of her execution for murder, Yelena Zaltana is offered an incredible reprieve – on the condition that she becomes the food taster for the military leader of Ixia, Commander Ambrose.

Avoiding poison is the least of her troubles, however...General Brazell, father of the man she killed, has vowed bloody revenge; she’s beginning to have feelings for her captor, Valek; and someone is plotting the downfall of the current regime.

In a desperate race against time, Yelena must learn to control the growing magical talent within her and master the demons of her past. The Commander’s life, the future of Ixia and all those she loves depend on it...

My Thoughts: