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The Affiliate
The Ascension #1
K.A. Linde
Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy
Release Date: September 15, 2015
On the day of her Presenting, in front of the entire Byern Court, seventeen-year-old Cyrene Strohm’s lifelong plans come to fruition when she’s chosen as an Affiliate to the Queen.
Or so she thinks. When Cyrene receives a mysterious letter and an unreadable book, she finds nothing is as it seems. Thrust into a world of dangerous political intrigue and deadly magic, Cyrene’s position only grows more treacherous when she finds herself drawn to the one man she can never have…
King Edric himself.
Cyrene must decide if love is truly worth the price of freedom. Find out in this first book in USA Today bestselling author K.A. Linde’s new Ascension series.
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I have found myself sucked into the world of NA and YA Fantasy lately and find that I never want to leave. There is something about a new world created with elements you recognize and ones that are unique that allows for something magical to happen. The Affiliate is one of those. This book is the first in a new series from Linde and it creates a world that is both fascinating and beautiful, heading in the direction of intriguing and slightly dangerous. There are new ideas and realities woven together into a realm that you will never want to leave. I have mixed feelings about some of the plotlines (just personal preferences about relationships and whatnot) but overall I loved it and am excited for more.
The Affiliate is a story of a young heroine who is learning her place in the world and trying to keep her head above water in the crazy world of politics, monarchy, and love. Cyrene is thrust into a new life of organized chaos. A world where things take a turn for the sinister and trust is not something to given lightly. Seeing the events unfold from Cyrene’s POV was perfect. Linde does a great job of balancing the reality of the world we dive into with the mystical. Things begin to change from the norm as Cyrene steps into her new role in life. Her life as she knows it transforms but so does the world as a whole. There are mysteries to be solved and lives to be saved. The buildup is a bit slow but it is something I understood. Linde lays the groundwork very well, letting the reader explore and understand the history of this realm and where they are now.
The cast of characters in this story is spot on. There are so many different people moving in and out of Cyrene’s life. She has a great family and a good life ahead of her, making friends and enemies alongs the way. She is in the spotlight due to her attention from the royals, something that will be interesting in development later on in the series, and her life seems to be spiraling out of control. Her role is set but her dreams take her to something else. If you feel like I am being vague, I am. I just enjoyed how the story unfolds and I do not want to ruin it for anyone.
Our young heroine grows so much in this book. She learns to think for herself and be an individual in a world where it is rare. She is kind and compassionate. She is strong and willful. She fights for what she wants and will find truth no matter the obstacles ahead. Cyrene is a girl to be admired as she transitions into womanhood. I am excited to see what happens when she begins to understand what is happening to her. Her reaction is paramount and I feel like it could take the story take off in any number of different directions. The romance is age appropriate but I am a bit hesitant about where a relationship with Edric would end up. My hesitancy is a personal preferences that many may not care about but I feel like too much crazy drama might unfold and I don’t like the other woman scenario, despite the chemistry they obviously have and fact I want them to be together. However, this will probably not deter me from reading more and I am excited to read how Linde unfolds that plotline.
If you love fantasy and Young Adult, this book is a great story to read and gear up for what is going to be a well written and developed series. I am excited to see what Cyrene discovers in her search for answers. I am excited to see more development of the secondary characters and their role in her life. I am curious about her blooming relationship and what will become of it.
To celebrate the new release and blog tour of The Affiliate, KA Linde is hosting an awesome giveaway! For your chance to win a $100 Amazon GiftCard (that’s right, $100), enter this Rafflecopter giveaway! Just follow the instructions listed for your chance to win! Don’t miss out. Good luck!
USA Today bestselling author K.A. Linde is the author of The Affiliate, the first book in the Ascension Series. As a military brat, she traveled the world with her family, imaginary friends, and ever-increasing supply of books. She has spent much of her life dreaming up new worlds and characters and forcing them into uncomfortable, usually life-threatening scenarios. After graduating from the University of Georgia with a masters degree in political science, she began spending every waking hour putting those characters onto paper.
When not writing, she spends her time dancing, collecting paperbacks in the hopes of filling a Beauty and the Beast style library one day, traveling to visit her friends who live all over the country, and still reading anything she can get her hands on. She currently resides in North Carolina with her husband and two puppies, Lucy and Riker, where she is hard at work on her next novel.
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