Book Review: Anathema by Megg Jensen

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Lovable and realistic hero and heroine; very human villains though you would want to wring their necks at times, Megg Jensen’s Anathema is set in a planet where slavery exists.

The book begins on Reychel’s 15th birthday, the day that she gets to be branded as a slave and becomes a property for life to her master Kandek.

But, during her private audience with Kandek, Reychel said something to upset him. It made him angry enough to send her to the dungeon. But, as it turned out, the dungeon was the least of Reychel’s worry for that day. The situation escalated beyond her control and she found herself ripped away from the only life she knew.

The first book of the Cloud Prophet Trilogy in the Song of Eloh Saga, Anathema introduces the readers to the whole cast of characters while also building a believable world. Author Megg Jensen did it in less than 200 pages.

The keyword here is brevity, which means that the focus on the storyline. Hence, though there is a big potential of imagining a very rich and colorful environment, that went on the wayside to keep the story in a fast pace.

Nevertheless, it is a very enjoyable read. And to the risk of sounding like a cliché, Megg Jensen is a name to watch in the Teen/YA and fantasy genres.

The book is rated PG 13 due to adult situations and fantasy violence. There are no sex scenes in this book.

Anathema (Cloud Prophet Trilogy, #1)

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