The Banished of Muirwood (Covenant of Muirwood, #1)

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In a stand alone series set in the world of Muirwood, eighteen year old Maia is the exiled princess of Comoros and heir to the throne As a result of her father s ceaseless need for authority, she was left disinherited and forced to live as a servant in her enemy s home When the king invites chaos into the land by expelling the magical order known as the Dochte Mandar, Maia finds herself on a perilous quest to save her people To survive, she must use magic she has learned in secret despite the fact that women are forbidden to control it Hunted by enemies at every turn, Maia realizes that danger lurks within her, too Her powers threaten to steal not only her consciousness but also her sense of right and wrong Can she set herself free and save the realm she loves even if that realm has forgotten her Best Read Books The Banished of Muirwood (Covenant of Muirwood, #1) Author Jeff Wheeler – kino-fada.fr Review I received this book from NetGalley for reviewThere aren t many reviews of this book up And the most of them are reviews filled with praise for this new fantasy story And while I wish I could share in that praise, I must confess I can t.Much of this story was really cliche, and something I know has been done before Nothing really stood out to me in any way The world was fine, the magic system was confusing, and I really didn t care for the main character One of the things...A wonderful, harrowing and adventurous tale about Maia an exiled princess Her life is difficult, magical, guided and at times mysterious She seeks to find her place in the world and into her Father s heart In doing so he sends her on a journey which will change her life for ever in many ways Maia is brave, inspirational, humble, graceful, res...Original Post The Banished of Muirwood at FLYL F www.flylef.com with 2.5 of 5 stars NONE OF THE girls of the seven realms were allowed to learn the secret art of reading and engraving That was a privilege only allowed to boys and men For whatever reason, reading this disturbs me to no end Of all the possible things to damper a female s magic, why choose illiteracy The story tries to explain the logic behind this It failed With great power, even boys and men are just as easily cor...A Copy of this book was provided by NetGalley in exchange for an Honest ReviewCome check out my Book Blog forfun stuff and reviews I am going to stop right here, and just put this up because this sums up my feelings on the book real fast and easy Its a short 18 second clip from The Mummy starring Brenden Fraiser.https www.youtube.com watch v DtOXqMy mother taught me, as I am sure many of your mothers taught you, that if you do not have anything nice to say about something, don t say A Copy of this book was provided by NetGalley in exchange for an Honest ReviewCome check out my Book Blog forfun stuff and reviews I am going to stop right here, and just put this up because this sums up my feelings on the book real fast and easy Its a short 18 second clip from The Mummy starring Brenden Fraiser.https www.youtube.com watch v DtOXqMy mother taught me, as I am sure many of your mothers taught you, that if you do not have anything nice to say about something, don t say anything at all Unfortunately, as a revie...This is a deeply frustrating book In theory, it has so much promise.Maia is the only daughter of the King of Comoros By law she can t inherit, but she is the apple of her father s eye until he decides he must have a male heir.It s no surprise that the Seven Kingdoms don t recognize female inheritance rights women aren t allowed to learn real magic or even learn reading engraving And yes, you read that right Not reading writing reading and engraving Even though in context it This is a deeply frustrating book In theory, it has so much promise.Maia is the only daughter of the King of Comoros By law she can t inherit, but she is the apple of her father s eye until he decides he must have a male heir.It s no surprise that the Seven Kingdoms don t recognize female inheritance rights women aren t allowed to learn real magic or even learn reading engraving And yes, you read that right Not reading writing reading and engraving Even though in context it s clear that engraving is done on parchment with pen and ink It s the first of many troubling signs.Maia is sent away from court at age nine, and formally banished at thirteen, after her mother s marriage to the king is dissolved At eighteen, the king summons her again because he needs a very particular kind o...Full Review End, was wonderful Maia learns so much about who she is and what is expected of her As always she takes everything in stride As I mentioned before there were a lot of difficult decisions that were made Unfortunately this poor girl is forever doomed to not have what she thinks she wants Her whole life has been about what others want for her She is strong in her own way so I like her character very much We are introduced to a very impo Full Review End, was wonderful Maia learns so much about who she is and what is expected of her As always she takes everything in stride As I mentioned before there were a lot of difficult decisions that were made U...The Banished of Muirwood Jeff Wheeler Princess Maia,18 year old, rightful heir to the throne of Comoros, has been disowned and exiled by her father Her crime, she was a female and only a male could sit the throne Females were forbidded to learn to read and write but her tutor, Chancellor Walraven, had tought her anyway in secret She could also speak several languages The one thing that could mean death was her ability to control the Medium With her is a kishion bodyguard who is supposed t The Banished of Muirwood Jeff Wheeler Princess Maia,18 year old, rightful heir to the throne of Comoros, has been disowned and exiled by her father Her crime, she was a female and only a male could sit the throne Females were forbidded to learn to read and write but her tutor, Chancellor Walraven, had tought her anyway in secret She could also speak several languages The one thing that could mean death was her ability to control the Medium With her is a kishion bodyguard who is supposed to protect her He has other orders from her father Jon Tayt joins them in the mountains as a tracker and guide They are being hunted by evil men who will slaughter anyone who helps them.I really liked the strong female lead Wheeler fills in her background through dreams and memories Wi...DNF I gotthan halfway but found the story too confusing with the flashbacks At first, I thought Maia was a strong character but as the story went on, she s shown to be very dependent on othersReceived a copy of this book via NetGalley for a honest review The Banished of Muirwood is the first book the a standalone trilogy by Jeff Wheeler Princess Marciana, Maia , born the only child of her parents, becomes a pawn in the royal court intrigues and old laws Secretly trained to read and write and in the ways of the spiritual and magical force called the Medium which is forbidden to females, she has only ever wanted to go to the abby to learn and be tested as a maston She loses th Received a copy of this book via NetGalley for a honest review The Banished of Muirwood is the first book the a standalone trilogy by Jeff Wheeler Princess Marciana, Maia , born the only child of her parents, becomes a pawn in the royal court intrigues and old laws Secretly trained to read and write and in the ways of the spiritu...Enjoyable fantasy with a female protagonist who seems to start off rather weak but becomes increasingly strong and independent The book is exciting, has good world building, and I liked the occasional flashbacks and journal entries I also liked that a number of ...

The Banished of Muirwood (Covenant of Muirwood, #1)
  • English
  • 11 January 2018
  • Paperback
  • 416 pages
  • 1503945324
  • Jeff Wheeler
  • The Banished of Muirwood (Covenant of Muirwood, #1)