The Sisters Mederos
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- $3.99
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- $3.99
Publisher Description
Two sisters fight with manners, magic, and mayhem to reclaim their family’s name, in this captivating historical fantasy adventure.
House Mederos was once the wealthiest merchant family in Port Saint Frey. Now the family is disgraced, impoverished, and humbled by the powerful Merchants Guild. Daughters Yvienne and Tesara Mederos are determined to uncover who was behind their family's downfall and get revenge. But Tesara has a secret – could it have been her wild magic that caused the storm that destroyed the family's merchant fleet? The sisters’ schemes quickly get out of hand – gambling is one thing, but robbing people is another…
Together the sisters must trust each another to keep their secrets and save their family.
File Under: Fantasy
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Sarath's enjoyable picaresque fantasy novel follows the adventures of sisters Tesara and Yvienne Mederos, born into a family that was once the cream of Port Saint Frey's high society and has now fallen into penury. The young women, newly returned from boarding school to a fantasy version of a preindustrial European port city, are determined to restore their family's fortune and revenge themselves on the corrupt Merchant's Guild, whose machinations lie behind House Mederos's downfall. Yvienne, "the smartest girl in Port Saint Frey," provokes through newspaper editorials, takes a governess job as an entr e into the houses of the powerful, and eventually discovers the excitement of committing armed robbery. Tesara, who conceals supernatural powers that she blames for the shipwreck that ruined her family, ingratiates herself with the upper classes at gambling tables. There are few surprises in Sarath's plot, but her heroines are entertaining company, and the dynamic between the two sisters occasionally contentious, often secretive, always loving is the most enjoyable part of this effervescent tale.)
