Discover Rise Of The Darkwitch (The Dance Of Dark And Light, #1) Designed And Illustrated By Ziv Gray Published As Paper Edition

of the Darkwitch by Ziv Gray takes place on an alien world that is depicted so brilliantly I feel as if Ive been there, People, religion, and politics are intertwined in a fascinating and believable society, The alien beings are mesmerizing from their neck scales to their tails yet retain a spark of human emotion that is relatable and endearing,

The story follows the personal journey of a sixteenyearold girl from abused slave to feared godling, She has no idea what shes capable of, and her burgeoning abilities surprise her as much as the reader,

I love this kind of underdog story, However, the ending prevents me from giving it full marks, I like books to have a satisfying, allendstiedup conclusion even if they are part of a series, I expect there to be an overall series arc and beneath it individual book arcs, Rise of the Darkwitch doesnt have that, It ends abruptly in the middle of a pivotal scene, I was left confused and rather annoyed,

But although the ending was not satisfying, the scenes leading to it were, I recommend Rise of the Darkwitch to science fiction fans who enjoy delving into alien cultures,
This is yet another book I came across on Instagram! I came across Ziv Grays page and found myself captivated by the art they had posted of characters from

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I reached out to them and they sent me a copy in exchange for an honest review, so here we are!
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First of all, let me tell you, I loved Grays world building and character building, This book is fantasy, obviously, and the characters in the book are a race of folk that are what I can best describe as lizard or dragonlike people.
They have scales, tails, horns running along the center of their heads, and hairlike fronds on their heads go check out Grays page for sketches of the characters.
I thought this was such an original concept and helps this book stand out from other fantasy novels! Another thing I thought that made this book original is that many of the kingdoms or queendoms more accurately have reversed gender roles.
In these queendoms, women hold the power and are the ones who go to war, It was interesting to see the character interactions in these reverse gendered societies,
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Overall, the story was really compelling! The plot line felt like “Game of Thrones” for a younger audience, There is betrayal, magic, mystery, and fantastic creatures, I really enjoyed this book and I cant wait to read the next one! I suggest you check out this book, read it, leave a review, and support an indie author! This is actually the advance copy of a book that was renamed, but this is when I fell in love with the world of Em, as well as Mantos and Bandim and everyone else! Emmy is a Darkwitch, treated like an outcast.
She dreams of being free from Krodge, her mistress, Bandim will do anything to fulfil his destiny, even kill his own brother, I really enjoyed this book, It is well written, and a page turner, The author has created a complex world with fleshed out characters, I especially like the role reversals for the genders and the idea that a youngling is neither sex on birth, I would highly recommend this book, loved it!! so good, really want to know what happens next, great characters and incredible indepth world! Emmy's a freak, They call her a Darkwitch, A demon.

All her life as an abused apprentice in Krodge's Apothecary, she's wondered: who am I When the Masvams attack, Emmy loses her home, her mistress, her life but the changes bring more knowledge about her heritage than she ever dreamed of knowing.


The Masvam crown lies at the tips of Prince Mantos's fingers, but his brother wants it more, Bandim will stop at nothing to get what he wants, He'll use dark magic. He'll even kill.

There's more to Emmy than the moons' light shows,

Mantos faces a dark choice: kill his brother, or be killed,

Both must answer the question:

Who are you,