Review: Sigil in Shadow by Constance Roberts

"Ellary Dane knows she deserves to die
- but not for a crime she didn't commit. She believes her 19 year streak of bad luck is over when she accidentally saves the life of a highborn officer and is taken to court to study under the tutelage of the most renowned healer in the kingdom. Suspicions surround her sudden presence, making her more enemies than allies. She soon finds herself ripped from her warm palace sheets and thrown into a dank prison cell. 

As nobles vie for their spot on the throne, Ellary learns she is bound to a secret history that could change the kingdom forever. If she is going to break her chains, she must trust the charming stranger labeled as her accomplice and face the lie that pushed her into the silent warfare of highborn society."

Title: Sigil in Shadow
Author: Constance Roberts
Expected Publication Date: 6/12/16
Publisher: Cedar Fort

Isis' Review:

I would like to thank SweetwaterBooks & Constance Roberts for an e-ARC of this book to review. Though I received this e-book for free, that has no impact upon the honesty of my review. 

This story follows Ellary Dane through her suddenly tumultuous life. One day she's taking care of her drug-addict father, the next she's recognized as being a Lady, becomes an apprentice to the most renowned healer in the kingdom, and befriends the princess. That's an awful lot for a girl from the sticks who shared a two room hovel with her dad. 

While there isn't a whole lot of gripping action in this book, there is a hefty dose of emotional situations and coming of age events. Ellary faces demons from a past she never even knew of, and must decide what she can live with and what she can't. Along the way she touches the lives of several powerful people. Overall this is a sweet story, and I think the author has the talent to go places; she simply needs more experience. 

Constance Roberts is a retired flight attendant who turned in her wings to stay at home with her adventurous daughter and to write. She and her husband live in St. Louis, Missouri where they spend the weekends playing board games with friends. She spends way too much time on Pinterest and her house is littered with half-finished craft projects. She is currently working on Bloodstones, the second book in the Onyx Moon Trilogy, and has big plans for another fantasy series.