I received a free copy in exchange for an honest review.
Megge of Bury Down was one of those books that I hated to put down. I went without sleep and was late for work because I could not stop reading.
Megge has a fate, a duty, she is supposed to accept as a young woman of Bury Down but she fears what she has to do to take her vow. Because of her fears there is an overwhelming sense of isolation in her character as her mother, aunt, and cousin all grow closer with their training and healing duties and she moves toward herding and learning the loom. But throughout it all they try to encourage her with cryptic family stories to spur her memory of past lifetimes and, while their patience wears thinly times, their love and support remains.
The book is wrought with sacrifice of the highest level. So many people made vows for the same cause and sacrificed for that cause to see it through to the end.
The author did a great job of tying together so many elements. The sacrifice, the never-ending pursuit by an evil-minded force, and in the end love of the family all flowed together throughout the entire book.
The writing style kept the story moving at a fast pace. The story was always interesting with no slow parts. The only problem is that this is book one and now readers will be forced to wait for the author to finish and release the next installment.
I’ll be waiting to see where Megge goes on her journey.
5 stars.
True Blue 