The Beasts We Bury / D.L. Taylor / Book Review
THE BEASTS WE BURY Mancella Cliff may have a bloody reputation, but she longs for a life without bloodshed. A life she can't ever have. Not since she emerged from the Broken Citadel as a child with the power to summon an army of animals... if and only if she's killed them with her bare hands. Wielded as a crown jewel for her kingdom, her magic lends strength to her father's rule. And for hers, should she be named his heir. Silver, on the other hand, has only ever lived in the shadows of the Cliff family's bloody rule. A runaway from an academy designed to sculpt poor children into the perfect soldiers for the crown, Silver can't legally hold a job or a own house or have any sort of stability. Luckily, he's a pretty decent thief... who has just been tasked to steal something from the Cliff family's palace. And if there's one thing Silver knows, it's that the best way into a rich family's home is throu...