SWORD CATCHER

MUG: Shadow Bloom Mug

BOOK: Sword Catcher by Cassandra Clare

DRINK: Ginger Turmeric Tea

Holiday season is here and I’m over worked. I walked into one of my favorite book stores, The Kings English, and asked if they had any recommendations on a book I could disappear into. The kind staff person walked me through a few I’d read and then said well this book is brand new and the author typically writes YA, this is her first adult fantasy novel. I skimmed the synopsis, bought the book and fell deeply into it that same night. There is a tried and true plot line a lot of fantasy novels follow and Sword Cather is no different but I did really enjoyed the plot Clark wove around her story line. This is the first in a series so we are mostly being introduced to the two main characters. One being the Sword Catcher, a young orphan raised in the palace as the stand in for the prince when the prince is at the most risk of assassination. And our second main character is a young healer who is in an outcast community that utilizes magic. The two meet as our healer cannot pass up an opportunity to help and their lives quickly become entertained. Will they become lovers too? Pick up a cup of ginger turmeric tea served in a Shadow Bloom Mug and let me know what you think when you finish!