About This Book
Reach for this book when your teenager is feeling the immense pressure of adult responsibilities or struggling with the sacrifices required to protect their family. It speaks directly to the child who feels forced to grow up too fast due to financial hardship or family crisis. The story follows Truyan, a talented art forger who enters a high-stakes marriage contract with a dragon lord to save her mother from debt and find her missing father. While it is a sweeping romantic fantasy, the core of the story explores the ethics of deception and the weight of being the primary provider for one's siblings. Parents will appreciate the sophisticated handling of moral ambiguity and the protagonist's fierce agency. It is highly appropriate for older teens who enjoy lyrical prose and complex, folkloric world-building.
