Seven years ago, Maeve Abenthy lost everything: her world, her father, even her name. Desperate to escape the stain of her father’s crimes, she lives under a fake name, never staying in one place long enough to put down roots.
Then she receives a mysterious letter with four impossible words: Your father was innocent.
To uncover the truth, she poses as an apprentice for the Otherwhere Post, where she’ll be trained in the art of scriptomancy—the dangerous magic that allows couriers to enchant letters and deliver them to other worlds. But looking into her father’s past draws more attention than she’d planned.
Her secretive, infuriatingly handsome mentor knows she’s lying about her identity, and time is running out to convince him to trust her. Worse, she begins to receive threatening letters, warning her to drop her investigation—or else. For Maeve to unravel the mystery of what happened seven years ago, she may have to forfeit her life.
This story brought me out of my reading slump. Fantasy isn’t usually the genra to do that. It’s usually more likely that a fantasy book put me into a slump. Maybe because it’s a story about the magic of words. Everyone who knows me knows I can’t resist a book about books or words or stories.
I loved these characters. Maeve was brave, smart, and capable. She truly trusts no one, and for good reason. She takes on the impossible task of clearing her father’s name and finding the truth. Maeve was wonderful, but I think Tristan was my favorite. I’m a huge fan of characters that you seem to know right off the bat, but then you find out how complex they really are, and I feel like a lot of the characters did just that. I really enjoyed Maeve and Tristans chemistry, though. It was a lot of fun to read.
The magic system and the world(s) were well thought out and fairly unique! It checked all the boxes without being predictable.
Is this one on your TBR?
This one comes out today, February 25th, 2025. Thank you, Penguin Teen Ca and Netgalley, for the arc 😘
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