Henry is sweeter than Min ever had a chance to be, and Min tries to keep him that way. Of course, she is convenient for moving the plot along as are all the women in this story they are strong, brave, and resourceful. There is a side love story with Talys and Henry. At first I wondered why Talys was even allowed/made to come on this journey and then I realized Robert probably thought it was the lesser of two evils rather than leaving her with Edward.

Edward’s son, Robert, is also stuck between doing something reprehensible while doing his duty and being loyal to his father, or protecting his daughter. It’s so close, but doesn’t quite get there because while there is lust, guilt, fascination, and attachment…it is not quite love yet in my opinion. I can’t help but think if the journey had taken longer, if the love had been fully actualized between Min and Kaz, it would have been more heart wrenching and interesting: a Sophie’s Choice, where random chance is morally preferable in the moral dilemma Min is caught in. When Edward, the head of the Sabadine family, curses Harry to coerce Min into retrieving his grandson Kazimir from a seaside village called Anhaga, it starts a series of series of events that lead to tensions between the King of Amberwich and the Hidden Lord.Ī large part of the book focuses on the morality or even fairness of what’s happening. This is the first clue that he has a heart in his cynical, morally flexible shell and if he lashes out in anger or bitterness, well it’s better than fear. The Hidden Lord might see that he never gets the choice.This is written in the third person point of view of Aramin, or Min, who I wasn’t sure had anything to recommend his character except his adopted nephew Harry. Min might pride himself on his cleverness, but he can't see his way out of this one. Saving Harry means handing Kaz over to his ruthless family. He needs to get Kaz back to Amberwich and get Harry's curse lifted before it kills him. With the Sabadines on one side and the fae on the other, Min doesn't have time to deal with a crisis of conscience-or the growing attraction between him and Kaz. If that wasn't enough, Kaz is far from the simple hedgewitch he seems. and who is in Anhaga, a seaside village under the control of the terrifying Hidden Lord of the fae. When the formidable Sabadine family curses Harry, Min must accept a suicide mission to save his life: retrieve Kazimir Stone, a low-level Sabadine hedgewitch who refuses to come home after completing his apprenticeship. Aramin Decourcey-Min to his few friends-might be the best thief in Amberwich, and he might have a secret that helps him survive the cutthroat world of aristocratic families and their powerful magic users, but he does have one weakness: his affection for his adopted nephew, Harry.

Anhaga by Lisa Henry