Starlight Jewel

<p>The human city of Minalav is renowned for its lavish balls where nobles bring wealth from distant lands to the Starlight Palace to be romanced-and robbed-by the half-human hybrids who live below the city. The wealthy guests leave without their treasure and with no memory of their evening-except the unforgettable feelings that bring them back season after season. But the magic of Minalav is built on dark secrets and lies.<br><br>Axly a hybrid assassin and seductress-thief will do anything to protect her human half-brother. The path of blood and chaos she carves will tip the precious balance of Minalav and the world around it.</p><p> </p><p>493 pages 173k words 3rd person PoV Past Tense Multiple PoV Medieval Alternate World Epic Fantasy Female Main Character Spiceless/Fade-to-Black</p><p> </p><p>No AI was used in the writing of this book or the making of its cover.</p><p> </p><p>Honest reviews of all sorts and kinds are appreciated. If you leave a critical review I still appreciate the time you took to read however much of my book you did and hope that your next read is more to your liking! </p><p> </p><p>Trigger Warnings:</p><p> </p><p>This book contains some graphic violence and many elements that readers may find disturbing including a bit of torture. There are no graphic descriptions of sex or sexual assault but there are allusions to prostitution a couple of steamy scenes some sexually disturbing implications classism ableism the death of a nameless dog murder cannibalism matricide and suicidal ideation. It has been described as having a splash of grimdark. </p>