Lacrymosa by Ariadne Pautina
Title: Lacrymosa
Series: The Elemental Pentology (Book Two)
Author: Ariadne Pautina
Genre: Fantasy and Thriller
Audience: Mature
Released: 2/22/2024
Price (USD): $5.08 eBook, $25.26 Paperback
Vibes: Expect to find a blend of sci-fi and fantasy, action and creative approaches to people management, LGBTQ+ representation, Norse myth interpretation, deities and humans, celestial conflict, challenging the patriarchy via strong female characters and pagan themes.
Synopsis:
‘There are hard times ahead, but you can do this. Draw on each death, take on the strength it’ll take to commit each act. Get stronger, Katya, we will need you. We will always need you. Without you, we are nothing.’
Talya Iskralin believes she is rebalancing humanity. She seeks out those who have caused harm to others and takes revenge on their behalf. Like her sisters, she is a blended hybrid of pagan alchemical power and technology; Talya is the Elemental Goddess of Water.
While taking these actions, she sets in motion consequences which will impact those she loves. Not only will her actions increase the potential for war, but she has put her family in peril.
Fate had placed Alexander Tremblay in pursuit of Talya. The interwoven histories, and future possibilities, only enhance the intensity of the premonitions Talya experiences; her clairvoyance eroding her sense of self.
