Athalie (Sacrificial Chronicles Book 1) by Jordan Elizabeth – Review by Dani Dando

Athalie by Jordan Elizabeth
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Welp, I have to say that I have never understood the reasoning behind human sacrifice, or any sacrifice for that matter, but there you go. Still, I thought it was an interesting concept for a fantasy novel and I was right, this was an interesting read.
Athalie has been chosen to be the annual sacrifice for her people, a sacrifice which will apparently bring them prosperity, so in spite of her reservations, she is determined to do her part. The only problem is that the head honcho (the emperor) has got his mitts on something extremely powerful that he thinks will answer all his people’s problems and wipe their adversaries off the face of the planet for good. Only problem is that this powerful weapon will instead just wipe out the planet. To stop this from happening, Athalie is brought back, incognito to stop the power of the weapon using talismans.
This book is full of adventure and some wonderfully descriptive passages that honestly were stunning. Elizabeth is honestly a fantastic writer and I really enjoyed this book, cannot recommend it enough. I am looking forward to reading the second book.

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