Summers at Castle Auburn
by Sharon Shinn
5 out of 5 stars
Corie is the illegitimate daughter of a nobleman, who visits the royal court every summer to be groomed and trained for life among the nobility. The rest of the year she lives with her peasant grandmother in a small village learning to be an herbalist healer. As Corie grows into a young woman, she begins to realize the depth of the court intrigue that surrounds her half-sister, Elisandra. She determines to do everything she can to help her sister. She soon discovers that there are others who need her help too; the magical elven people who are held as slaves in the castle.
I loved everything about this book! The magic, the world-building, the exciting plot, the writing style, the complex characters: everything is golden!
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