![]() ![]() Though Tashi grapples with their decision, their volatile bonded tiger doesn’t question her allegiances. When their spying unveils that everything they’ve been taught is a lie, Tashi faces an impossible choice: save their country or the boy they’re growing to love. In front of his men, Xian seems dangerous, even sadistic, but Tashi discovers a more vulnerable side of the enemy commander-a side that draws them to Xian. But the invading army turns the monastery into a hospital, and Tashi catches the eye of Xian, the regiment’s fearless young commander. ![]() ![]() When the capital falls after a brutal siege, Tashi flees to a remote monastery to hide. Sixteen-year-old Tashi has spent their life training as a inhabitor, a soldier who spies and kills using a bonded animal. I’m in two minds about this novella. While there was a part of me that was intrigued by the general premise, there were still too many moments of confusion and poor characterisation for me to fully immerse myself in the story. At all times balance within yourself.” Thank you very much to the publisher for providing a copy of the novel in exchange for an honest review. “The animal sees something in you that draws them, but as you bond, the thing that makes you successful as a pair may be something else entirely. ![]()
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