Maria V. Snyder

And they lived happily everafter or at least until our wonderful Yelena gets herself into another adverture.

Snyder has done it again. Hope she keeps them coming. She's able to draw you into the story and make it real. You can feel the magic, the fear, the love and the triumphs.

A wonderful first novel. Couldn't put it down. Kept me up reading into the night just to see what would happen next.

Backcover Synopsis - THE APPRENTICESHIP IS OVER--NOW THE REAL TEST HAS BEGUN.

The apprenticeship is over—now the real test has begun.

Copied Blurb:

The apprenticeship is over-- now the real test has begun.

When word that Yelena is a Soulfinder--able to capture and release souls--spreads like wildfire, people grow uneasy. Already Yelena's unusual abilities and past have set her apart. As the Council debates Yelena's fate, she receives a disturbing message: a plot is rising against her homeland, led by a murderous sorcerer she has defeated before....

Honor sets Yelena on a path that will test the limits of her skills, and the hope of reuniting with her beloved spurs her onward. Her journey is fraught with allies, enemies, lovers and would-be assassins, each of questionable loyalty. Yelena will have but one chance to prove herself--and save the land she holds dear.

The final story of this trilogy about Yelena brings her journey to a wonderful end!

This second book about Yelena is super!

This is the first story of three about Yelena.  Cheating death by becoming a food taster she learns a lot from her boss.  It is really good!

This is the third book in Snyder's Study series and it left me hungry for more. I really enjoyed all three books in the series. I've listened to them as audiobooks and bought them in book format as well, I enjoyed them so much. I adore Yelena and have enjoyed her journey to discovering her true place in the world. And I just love the sexy, stealthy Valik.