There are four kinds of Orha in the Queendom of Nenamor: Mudmouths, Sparkmouths, Gustmouths, and Floodmouths, like Corith and her best friend, Zennia. They\u2019re wards of the state, destined at age 18 for a mandatory service placement. A month ago, Zennia was sent to be the Floodmouth at House Shearwater, which like all noble houses keeps a set of one of each Orha type. Now it\u2019s Corith\u2019s birthday, and to her horror, her placement is House Shearwater. No noble house would keep two Floodmouths\u2014and Corith\u2019s terrible suspicions are confirmed: Zennia died in \u201can unfortunate accident.\u201d At House Shearwater, she has occasional important magical tasks but is mostly engaged in menial labor. Surprisingly, the nobles make enslaved Orha mages perform tasks such as fetching water from the well and mopping floors. But Corith isn\u2019t bored\u2014she\u2019s received a secret note promising information about Zennia\u2019s fate, found a letter in code that Zennia left for her, and been recruited by local rebels. Throw in some cute noble boys, counterfeit magical jewelry, political intrigue, and illicit pamphlets espousing Orha rights, and the result is so many plot points that character development gets short shrift in the sometimes clunky prose. In this primarily white world, Corith is cued white. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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