

She is training in secrecy in a monastery in the mountains by some priests to be the perfect weapon to save Kalyazin when the monastery is attacked by the Tranavanian army. Nadya, is a Kalyazi cleric who can communicate with the gods most clerics can only communicate with one god, she can speak with all of them.

Kalyazin and Tranavia are locked in a holy war of believers vs heretics (classic, I know). In fact, other than Nadya being the only cleric (someone who can communicate with the gods) in Kalyazin, there are no other similarities.īut, I’m jumping ahead. But, Wicked Saints is hard to hate or dislike.ĭon’t be fooled by the stories you hear likening Wicked Saints to Joan of Arc because, it is anything but. Wicked Saints, like most fantasies, begin with overwhelming richness of a world to discover and it slowly petered to a romance, with a rather disappointing female lead. But, my job has finally slowed down because wedding season is over and I have a month to fall in love with blogging and bookstagram once again! Cheers! It truly has been a long while since I’ve even picked up a book much less write a review or post a photo on bookstagram. Follow Me On: Goodreads | Instagram | Twitter | Other Reviews.Duncan’s devastatingly Gothic Something Dark and Holy trilogy Wicked Saints is the thrilling start to Emily A.

In a centuries-long war where beauty and brutality meet, their three paths entwine in a shadowy world of spilled blood and mysterious saints, where a forbidden romance threatens to tip the scales between dark and light. Together, they must assassinate the king and stop the war. It was published April 2nd, 2019.Ī girl who can speak to gods must save her people without destroying herself.Ī prince in danger must decide who to trust.Ī boy with a monstrous secret waits in the wings.

It is Young Adult Fantasy with some Romance. It is Book 1 of the Something Dark and Holy series.
