What I found interesting what that I didn’t feel like I needed for there to be a romance. Her sarcasm and wit are also so freaking funny, her interactions with the doctor are just hilarious. Since Shanti is now living in a new town, with a new culture and language, she’s attempting to learn the slang, which you can imagine is quite amusing. The other best part of this novel is the humour. Interestingly enough, I don’t get as much of a superior attitude from Sanders, like I do from Cayan since Sanders is really just terrified of Shanti. Speaking of, Shanti and Sanders had a hilarious relationship, since Shanti does not act like any woman Sanders’ knows, or just really how he believes women should act. The group exercises and their interactions with Sanders (their Commanding Officer) were hilarious. They were the runt of the town’s forces, but with Shanti’s direction and training, she was able to understand them and help them apply and focus their abilities, turning them from the worst to the best. The best part of the novel for me was Shanti training the boys who saved her from dehydration in the desert. The hero, Cayan, was a misogynistic asshole … who was just so annoying and because he was Captain of the society he felt that he could dictate Shanti’s actions. Even though he’s completely untrained and doesn’t really understand his abilities, it felt just unfair, which I know is quite juvenile, only wanting the protagonist to be “special”. It is both annoying and kind of cliched to be annoyed with the fact that the leader of this town Shanti has entered also possesses the same abilities as her.
All of these abilities of hers completely flabberghast the new society she has entered. As such, she trained extensively in languages, war strategy, politics and martial arts. These powers fated Shanti to be the saviour and leader of her people. The prologue details the extent of Shanti’s power, and the fact that she learned both its magnitude and abilities at a very young age. Shanti is the saviour of her people, as she possesses a vast and unimaginable power that can literally incinerate people’s brains. magical abilities).Īlthough Breene does utilize the cliche of a ‘saviour’ for the lands against a horrible, evil regime, she puts her own unique twist on it.
Comparatively, Shanti comes from a society where men and women are equal, and their place in society lies in their power (i.e. Who loves kickass heroines? I know I do! What makes this book even more interesting – and amusing – is the fact that Shanti (the heroine) enters a society where women are ladies, they look pretty (wear makeup and these things called corsets, and dresses that are impractical), and they don’t fight.
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