really enjoyed the first book Harp of Kings which I read the week before reading A Dance with Fate. I love Juliet Marillier, her writing is so beautiful and she takes you on such a journey in her story. Harp of Kings was a 5 star read for me whereas A Dance with Fate was a 4 star read. It follows the same characters thankfully, Liobhan is such a strong female character and I wanted to get more of her journey! There is some romance but it’s not the focus of the book at all. This book and the one before is about forging strong friendships and family bonds. I couldn’t give this a 5 star because the story setting at the beginning seemed rather unnecessary to me, sending a 19 year old man back to his insanely abusive family? Why? Send him to the next village, he’s 19 not 15