Book: First Light
Author: Michelle Frost
Synopsis:
On a world without hope, where life is fading and colour is a crime; three people living very different lives are about to have their perception of reality shattered. As deceptions are torn away, and ancient secrets brought to light, they each must struggle to find the missing pieces of the puzzle... pieces that will reveal their true destiny.
Idrith, bitter and trapped in a life he never chose, is the first to discover his own fear-filled mystery. Obsessed with finding the truth behind the lies, he turns to the one person he has always tried to avoid - the mysterious pilgrim, Harmion.
Aztar's military promotion comes with an unexpected burden that threatens the entire Northerner regime. It seems that their only hope may lie in the hands of someone he was raised to think of as his inferior. Each day they struggle together to find a solution, but at night Aztar struggles alone as the secret he's hidden since childhood returns to torment him.
Daen was allowed to grow up unrestricted and far better educated than normal for a Northerner woman. Now her father's health is failing and the running of their family estate lies in her hands. Knowing that desperate situations call for courageous action, she is about to take a step that will change her life forever.
Idrith, bitter and trapped in a life he never chose, is the first to discover his own fear-filled mystery. Obsessed with finding the truth behind the lies, he turns to the one person he has always tried to avoid - the mysterious pilgrim, Harmion.
Aztar's military promotion comes with an unexpected burden that threatens the entire Northerner regime. It seems that their only hope may lie in the hands of someone he was raised to think of as his inferior. Each day they struggle together to find a solution, but at night Aztar struggles alone as the secret he's hidden since childhood returns to torment him.
Daen was allowed to grow up unrestricted and far better educated than normal for a Northerner woman. Now her father's health is failing and the running of their family estate lies in her hands. Knowing that desperate situations call for courageous action, she is about to take a step that will change her life forever.
Our Thoughts:
Imagine a world where color isn’t allowed, where even the
thought of color is considered evil. Imagine for a minute you’re in a different
world, living under the rule of fear, where anything you do or say could put
you in jail or even put to death!
This is the world that Frost created for her readers, and it’s
a good one. She took the time to take you and wrap you in this world where you
find yourself making every day, real world connections to the book and your own
reality. This world is real, it’s brought to life in your mind, and you end up
despising everything about it.
Three main characters interact with one other character.
Being from different parts of Sindorous, their interactions not only push the
story along separately but also collectively with the help of Harmion. Several
people in this book you will love to hate. Betrayal and deceit are common; lies
become the norm. Harmion is no exception to this.
A job well done by Frost! From the beginning of the book,
which takes a while to set up, you begin to see things differently than you
thought you would. And, by the end, you’re left wanting more. Things left undone, there’s not a happy
ending yet for those in Sindorous. Can Idrith, Daen, and Aztar work together
and save the world in which they live?
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