Lately I find myself drawn a lot more toward books that could be termed fantasy or speculative fiction. This book is a perfect example of why. Rowen is a young woman who suddenly has a strange mark show up on her hand. She has no idea what it is, where it came from, and why is it there until one day a situation arises with one of the males from her village. In stopping his advances, she touches him with her hand and it is like she can suddenly see through his soul, all the darkness that makes up who he is. The village hears of this and convicts her of being a witch for which she could be burned at the stake but instead they banish her from the village. Thus begins her journey to find a safe place and maybe even find answers to questions that she hasn't even voiced to herself yet.

I thought that the story did slow a good bit working towards the middle but it still moved enough to keep drawing me into the story. After the middle, the pace really picked up and kept me enthralled until the end. It does leave you wondering what happens with one character that you come to like but I'm hoping that it will be resolved quickly in the next in the series.

If you have never tried this type of book, this one would be a great one to pick up. Can't wait for the next one in the series to come.

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