THE FIRST GIRL CHILD by AMY HARMON
Blurb:
From the New York Times bestselling author comes a breathtaking fantasy of a cursed kingdom, warring clans, and unexpected salvation.
Bayr of Saylok, bastard son of a powerful and jealous chieftain, is haunted by the curse once leveled by his dying mother. Bartered, abandoned, and rarely loved, she plagued the land with her words: From this day forward, there will be no daughters in Saylok.
Raised among the Keepers at Temple Hill, Bayr is gifted with inhuman strength. But he’s also blessed with an all-too-human heart that beats with one purpose: to protect Alba, the first girl child born in nearly two decades and the salvation for a country at risk.
Now the fate of Saylok lies with Alba and Bayr, whose bond grows deeper with every whisper of coming chaos. Charged with battling the enemies of their people, both within and without, Bayr is fueled further by the love of a girl who has defied the scourge of Saylok.
What Bayr and Alba don’t know is that they each threaten the king, a greedy man who built his throne on lies, murder, and betrayal. There is only one way to defend their land from the corruption that has overtaken it. By breaking the curse, they could defeat the king…but they could also destroy themselves.
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About the author:
Amy Harmon is a Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and New York Times Bestselling author. Amy knew at an early age that writing was something she wanted to do, and she divided her time between writing songs and stories as she grew. Having grown up in the middle of wheat fields without a television, with only her books and her siblings to entertain her, she developed a strong sense of what made a good story. Her books are now being published in seventeen different languages, truly a dream come true for a little country girl from Levan, Utah.
Amy Harmon has written fourteen novels - the Washington Post bestseller What the Wind Knows, the USA Today bestsellers The Bird and The Sword, The Smallest Part, Making Faces and Running Barefoot, as well as the #1 Amazon bestselling historical From Sand and Ash, The Queen and The Cure, The Law of Moses, The Song of David, Infinity + One, Slow Dance in Purgatory, Prom Night in Purgatory, and the New York Times bestseller, A Different Blue. Her next novel, The First Girl Child, a historical fantasy romance, will be released August 20, 2019 by 47North.
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Let me start with a disclaimer: I'm NOT a fantasy reader...AT ALL
I picked up this book because I firmly stand in front of Amy Harmon words with a begging bowl, starving and ravenous.
Having said that, it was relatively easier for me to follow this story because it is beset with current topics which are still rampant in modern times. The plot was as alive and kicking as it was during medieval times
Misogyny is a social curse plaguing humankind, or I should say womenkind, ever since god created Eve from Adam’s rib.
“We are abused. We are used. We are bartered and abandoned. But rarely are we loved. So be it. From this day forward, there will be no daughters in Saylok for any of you to love.”
Women have been relegated to the background despite proven abilities to lead
Amy skillfully sets her story amidst patriarchal society cursed by a Bay’s mother ridding the future world of girl-children. The son, Bayr is haunted and and tortured by the curse and holding Alba in his soft human heart, wanders about trying to salvage the fate of their country
"In the beginning, they’d rejoiced. Sons were always preferable. Sons were the lifeblood. The protectors. The warriors. The farmers. How foolish they’d all been."
There’s a whole lot of emotions scattered everywhere making it a colorful and enthralling read.
I’m unworthy of reviewing it appropriately as I got lots in so many scenes but overall I still remain detached from fantasy genre
Sorry Amy, Though I didn’t get much of the story, your words just uplifted and transported me to Saylok and I loved my time spent there
4 stars for Daughter of Saylok
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