Wandfasted
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The New York Times bestselling series! Magic, romance and adventure collide in Wandfasted, the irresistible ebook prequel to The Black Witch by Laurie Forest. Twenty years before Elloren Gardner enrolled at Verpax University, the Realm War was tearing apart Erthia. When Tessla Harrow is driven from her home by the fighting, she discovers a depth of power she never knew she had…and an irresistible draw toward Vale Gardner, the son of the most powerful mage her people have ever known—the Black Witch. Books in The Black Witch Chronicles: The Black Witch The Iron Flower The Shadow Wand The Demon Tide Wandfasted (prequel ebook novella)* Light Mage (prequel ebook novella)* * Also available in print in The Rebel Mages anthology
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Wandfasted tilts heavily toward a romance novel, which I don't think The Black Witch did – there was romance and love interests, but it was more about prejudice and the resistance. Wandfasted is essentially the story of Elloren's (from The Black Witch) parents meeting and the rise of The Black Witch, who was Elloren's grandmother. At the time of this book, the Gardnerians were the underdog, and as we know from the novel, they eventually rose to power, and learned nothing from their oppression other than to punish others.
Anyhow, there was some really smutty hand holding. No, not kidding. You'll know it when you read it. As long as you go in knowing this is largely a romance novel, this isn't bad. It's interesting to speculate on what happens next with Elloren's parents since Elloren thinks they were on board with her grandmother, which is not what Wandfasted reveals.
I liked this! Vale and Tessla were such a good characters. Also this made me want to reread the series to pay attention more and also for jules.
