The Living God by Kaytalin Platt
/The Living God by Kaytalin Platt
Available May 21, 2019
The life of a princess is supposed to be filled with opulence, wealth, and filling your time doing good deeds and getting your hair done. Saran, daughter of the King of Adrid, lives in constant danger and violence. With the ability to alter time, she is used as a weapon and a pawn in his political endeavors. Along with her lover Keleir, she works to overthrow her father and end his cruel reign. But when she uses her magic to save a village, the King binds her magic leaving her feeling helpless and putting Keleir’s life at risk. Keleir is possessed by an Oruke, a demon that overtook his body at birth. Saved by Saran’s powerful magic, Keleir’s power over the demon is threatened after Saran loses her magic to the bind.
Together with Keleir’s brother Rowe, they race to find the key to Saran’s magical bind, overthrow the King, and save as many innocent people as they can.
This book is fast paced and action packed. I really enjoyed the author’s vivid descriptions of Saran and the others using their magic. Saran is an incredibly powerful and intelligent character and her loyalty to her people becomes the key to her survival. She is raised by her Healer after her mother’s death and even after years of her father’s abuse, she is able to focus on the people of her kingdom and protecting others. One of the more interesting aspects of the book is the setting. In this world, there are three worlds-The First, The Second, and The Third. Saran lives in the First, a medieval and magical world where mages rule. The First is very much like where we live currently. The Third is a world of death and destruction ruled by horrid rulers that steal slaves from the other worlds. Crossing between the worlds requires magical ability and meetings between important officials from the different worlds do occur. The ending definitely set up this up to be a series and I’m very curious if the next book will focus on the same characters but in one of the different worlds-or maybe new characters working with the old characters but in a different world? The possibilities are endless.
I highly enjoyed this book and would recommend it for anyone who loves, or wants to try out, fantasy.
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