Seventeen-year-old Ciardis has grown up in poverty, a cleaner in a small vale on the outskirts of the empire. But beneath her empire’s seemingly idyllic surface lies a hidden secret. Whispers of an inept crown Prince are growing ever louder — intensified by the five year anniversary of the soulbond initiations.
Amidst scandalous whispers, Ciardis finds herself chosen to train for the Companions … Companions Guild. She leaves her home and sets off on a personal journey to become a Court Companion. A position she’d never thought possible for a lowly servant to obtain, she must prove that she has the skills to attract a Patron.
But she must master those skills quickly. If the legends are true, only Ciardis can harness the power to raise a Prince in an Imperial Court sworn to bring him down.
This sensational series debut melds intricate storylines with remarkable characters and unforgettable magic. Sworn to Raise is ideal for fans of Kristin Cashore, Michelle Sagara, and Maria Snyder.
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The first six books of this series are awesome. This first one I recommend.
Unfortunately the author kept the series going too long. I would not recommend books 7+
Great series!
interesting concept. I’ve read the first two of the series, but the title character seems very inept.
Sworn to Raise is a combination of medieval court, political uprising, coming of age/talents, and becoming a lady in a world full of problems. Add in a prophecy and you have the makings of a good book. I debated my rating between a 3 and a 4 but finally decided that I enjoyed the book despite my issues with it and would like to read the next book …
Somewhat predictable and according to formula, but a decent read.
Nice story of a disenfranchised individual who has more going for her than she thinks and then has to deal with what that means. Fun and interesting world.
I kept reading this book purely because I was interested in the story. The writing was so amateurish that I could never get lost in the book, but was always painfully aware of the many glaring errors in the writing style. There were no grammatical errors or misspellings — it was errors of the sort of referring to a new unknown character as “the …
Each book asks questions and builds a bigger mystery, which requires you read the next book and the next. I liked them, I just got tired of the endless need to to read the next book.
A decent story if not similar to other female sword fantasies. Nice character development.
Multiple layers to the plot with interesting characters. Keeps you involved and guessing what happens next. Has multiple heroes who save the day but oops that didn’t go quite as planned
just as it was getting started. it ended. It felt like it just stopped in the middle. Good enough story, but I hate when authors make such an obvious play for you to buy the next book.
Another ho-hum book about a beautiful orphan with mysterious powers. The book plods along for the first half as the heroine interacts with a number of uninteresting characters at magic school. Then, suddenly the book speeds up rushing the heroine from plot point to plot point as soon as the barest semblance of a story thread shows up. Then It just …