LGBTQ representation-including gay, trans, and nonbinary characters (Annette identifies as asexual biromantic)-further widens this tale’s appeal. FREE Shipping for Club Members help store Buy Online Pickup At Store Hardcover 17.99 Add to Cart + Add to Wishlist Affirm Financing available on orders 35+. Miller ( Ruin of Stars) writes in lush, dense prose that can require a careful read, but her protagonists’ awareness of privilege and desire to challenge the status quo shines through. Belle Rvolte by Linsey Miller localshipping For Delivery In Stock. Their homeland, Demeine, is on the brink of war with a neighboring land as its king seeks to distract the populace from growing unrest surrounding the systematic exploitation of lesser magical talents, known as hacks, who take the brunt of magic for privileged clients, and both young women are pulled into the escalating conflict. At Emilie’s urging, each girl takes the other’s place.
Common-born Annette Boucher wants to escape her domineering parents and master the less physically costly “midnight arts” of illusions, divination, and scrying, normally reserved for those who can afford the expensive education.
Noble-born Emilie des Marais, 16, wants to become a physician, a role usually forbidden women of her class because of the corruptive toll the magical “noonday arts” exact. I don’t read many YA fantasies with complex magic systems and although this was sometimes slow, I found I appreciated Linsey Miller’s take on it. The story follows two young women divided by class but are determined to change their futures. In this provocative fantasy, two young women tackle themes of power, privilege, and politics when they switch identities to pursue their dreams. Belle Rvolte was an evocative and thought provoking tale of rebellion, magic, and love.
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