The Witch Collector

Raina Bloodgood is 24 and is planning on killing the Witch Collector - the man who rides into their villages every year to bring one witch away with him. He works for the Frost King and took her sister away 8 years ago. Raina lives with her mum but lacks the magic and witchcraft her sister had which is why she's never been selected.

She's making plans to kill Alexus Thibault, the witch collector, but that's put on hold when The Prince with No Name attacks their villages and destroys everything in their way. Raina and Alexus head off together to try and save the Frost King. There's lots of snapping and brooding as Alexus explains his back story and wins Raina over.

It's an ok story - the premise is different which is refreshing, the characters are interesting but a lot of the appeal comes from the tension between Raina and Alexus. It's a bit ye olde worlde in speech and style. I liked this one but ended up DNF-ing the 2nd book in the series.