Review by sararmn - The Temple of Fortuna

5.0

"A woman is not to blame for being drawn to power."

A life of service carries a cost those who are free cannot imagine.

A woman who understands that being nice will not get you very far in a world that is anything but.

Perhaps nothing marks the passage of time as inexorably as the loss of love.

Resignation is a weight Amara has long carried, yet it still feels heavy.

"Fear is like an enemy you see on the road. You raise your hand to him, you greet him, and you continue on your way."

"I have read many books but I've yet to find one that can predict the future."

Amara does not think there will ever be time enough to cry for all that has been lost.

Loneliness is a chasm, so deep and vast, she cannot move for fear of falling, even though she longs to reach across it.

She can never reveal who she is; she does not wish to. And yet, the total erasure of her past and her life still causes her pain.

Love always pains Amara like this. She cannot cherish anyone, it seems, without a long shadow of fear trailing after.

Fortune favours the brave.