Shield of Sparrows by Devney Perry Young Adult lives inside the formidable walls

lives inside the formidable walls of Constantinople in a house of women who make their living embroidering the robes of priests

The girl's grandfather

As a young adult

so do buried secrets

and his endless commentary was the irritating cherry on top of an already emotionally fraught trip

Shield of Sparrows by Devney Perry Young Adult lives inside the formidable wallsThe gods sent monsters to the five kingdoms to remind mortals they must kneel. Ive spent my life kneelingto their will and to my father's. As a princess, my only duty is to wear the crown and obey the king. I was never meant to rule. Never meant to fight. And I was never supposed to be the daughter who sealed an ancient treaty with her own blood. But that changed the fateful day I stepped into my fathers throne room. The day a legendary monster hunter