Key has lived her entire life in captivity, forced to use her magic to kill the enemies of Ariadne, an ageless woman with powerful magic of her own. Key knows she and Ariadne are both members of the Hand of the Gods, five souls reborn through the ages, but Key remembers none of her past lives. She chafes against Ariadne's control, and longs to escape to lead a life of her own.
Eric has worked for Ariadne for years in ignorance of her secrets, but now coincidences and bad luck are piling up. When he talks his way into the compound that houses Key and the other members of the Hand, he learns the truth about Ariadne's magic—and the murders she's committed with it. Together, Eric and Key escape and set out to find Lantern, the one member of the Hand Ariadne has never managed to capture—and who may know how to stop her for good.
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My Review: (Thanks to NetGalley)
The idea had merit, but it was poorly executed. The mythology was very thin and I would have liked to see it expanded upon. The story was very one dimensional and the characters were extremely irritating, which led to great apathy on my part. It actually took me three goes to finish this book and it was a close call.
The blurb was misleading (though I can't blame that on the author), the 'escape' didn't happen until the end, the 'truth' about Ariadne's magic was literally in the last couple of chapters and the majority of the book was filled with Key whining or complaining about lack of memories, when at the end she 'realised' she didn't need them. Add that to the fact that she seemed to be written as a bit of a slut which was annoying.
I don't know if there will be a sequel but if there is I don't thing I could justify wasting my time.
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