![]() ![]() The characters, the world building, the way the story progressed, it was all so effortless to connect with. ![]() The Book of Ivy was so much fun, and I quickly devoured it in two sittings! It’s just one of those books that you can step right into and easily enjoy it from the first page on. And I must be the one to kill him… Review: Our story was written long ago, and it does not have a happy ending. I am the only one who can restore the Westfall legacy.īecause Bishop must die. He might even be the one person in this world who truly understands me. My name is Ivy Westfall, and my mission is simple: to kill the president's son―my soon-to-be husband―and return the Westfall family to power.īut Bishop Lattimer is either a very skilled actor or he's not the cruel, heartless boy my family warned me to expect. Fifty years later, peace and control are maintained by marrying the daughters of the losing side to the sons of the winning group in a yearly ritual. A small group of survivors eventually banded together, but only after more conflict over which family would govern the new nation. After a brutal nuclear war, the United States was left decimated. ![]()
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