![]() ![]() I liked her cautious romance - and that there’s good reason for caution. I liked her complicated emotions about returning home and about motherhood. In spite of that, this book is my favourite one. ![]() I just wish one specific detail about the ending had been different - if only hadn’t needed to ! And it’s hard to discuss without spoilers. There’s some effort made to show that things - that people - aren’t so black-and-white, but it isn’t completely successful. ![]() But in hindsight, what struck me as problematic is how the darker elements contribute to a rather negative portrayal of a particular “foreign” culture. I appreciated the level of tension and am not so sure about the other - it certainly contributed to the suspense and it wasn’t as disturbing as it could have easily become in the hands of a different author. This is more tense and darker than the previous books. She has returned home to find a way to get to know the young daughter she left behind and agrees to set up a shop in the capital, where she will have opportunity to meet foreign visitors. Leah has spent five years in Malinqua as a spy for Welce. ![]()
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