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A gripping YA fantasy novel featuring a deadly contest for the crown, a heroine determined to right the wrongs done to her people, and a smouldering love story that could change everything.
Seven will come. Two will die. Two will sleep. Two will serve. One will rule.
I didn't want to rule the Risen. Wreak a little havoc upon them, though? That was something else entirely.
Bell Silverleaf is a liar.
It's how she's survived. It's how all Treesingers have survived since they were invaded by the Risen and their fickle gods. But now Bell is in the Queen's Test-she's one of seven girls competing in deadly challenges to determine who will rule for the next twenty-five years. If Bell wins, she'll have the power to help her people and take revenge on the Risen. But first she has to make it through the challenges alive.
She doesn't know how much she's been lied to, or where she fits in a bigger story, a mystery stretching back generations. And she's facing much bigger dangers than the Queen's Test. She's up against the gods themselves.
Liar's Test is a fast-paced, intricately woven fantasy novel with an unforgettable heroine inspired by the strength and power of Aboriginal women.
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oppression, survival, deception, competition, self-discovery, alliances, indigenous perspectives, mythology, political intrigue, power
Bell Silverleaf has been oppressed for most of her childhood and trapped inside a temple by the ruling sun priests of the Risen. Bell holds the religious beliefs of her people closely, the Treesinger people but she often pretends to share the religious beliefs of others to survive. Because of this, Bell is a well-trained liar. When forced into the Queen’s Test against her will, she leans on these skills and discovers more about herself than she expected. A fast-paced read that leans on Indigenous perspectives and mythology about the land and its connection to us.
