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The Sapphire Legend: Part 1 Kindle Edition
When Sapere's village is attacked the night of her wedding, the survivors flee to the Wild in hopes of finding refuge in a dangerous place stalked by deadly predators. There they struggle to protect what little remains of their tribe and their traditions, many of which don’t seem to fit into their new life. Out here, Sapere feels like an outsider on the precipice of two worlds, unable to fit into the old way, unaccepted by the new, and terrified of being shunned by both.
Through the survivors' fight for survival, Sapere learns that she can be a victim of circumstance or master of fate. Can she rise above the nature of her birth and mold her own future? Can she be herself and earn the villagers’ respect? Or will she forever be shackled by the anomaly that makes her different?
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateAugust 27, 2015
- Reading age15 - 18 years
- Grade level9 - 12
- File size2.0 MB
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- ASIN : B0140IDY1E
- Publisher : Fire and Ice Young Adult Books; First edition (August 27, 2015)
- Publication date : August 27, 2015
- Language : English
- File size : 2.0 MB
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Not Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Print length : 178 pages
- Page numbers source ISBN : 1680461524
- Best Sellers Rank: #2,956,477 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
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About the author

E.L. Tenenbaum is an author, writer, wordsmither-er, and versificator. When not distracted building new worlds, she enjoys presenting about writing, and has been a visiting author at schools around the world.
Find out more or tune in at www.ELTenenbaum.com
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- Reviewed in the United States on December 25, 2015The Sapphire Legend, a first time novel for writer E.L. Tenenbaum, is a coming of age story of Sapere, a young girl on the cusp of womanhood.
The story is immediately engrossing, thanks largely to the author's descriptive and simple writing style. The book is certainly written towards a younger audience but can be enjoyed by readers of all ages because its themes of survival and coming to terms with ones self are truly universal. The Sapphire Legend is more than a simple story of survival, it is a passionate telling of feeling left on the outside by something you cannot control. The dynamic story telling and first person point of view make it impossible to put the book down, and it can easily be devoured in one or two sittings. The book challenges readers with questions much grander than its source material "why do bad things happen," "what drives us to keep going" "who are we really?" Sapere's growing understanding and acceptance of herself and her situation will have you cheering in joy and the last few chapters will keep you gripping the edge of your book/device.
I would recommend this book to all of my friends and family, and to anyone who enjoys an enthralling and engaging story.
- Reviewed in the United States on August 27, 2015*I was provided a copy of The Sapphire Legend by the author in exchange for an honest review. I am not compensated for my honest opinion.*
Sapere knows she’s different from everyone else in her tribe when she realizes she’s inherited her father’s gifts—gifts only a son is supposed to inherit. When her tribe is attacked on her wedding day, her gifts are put to the test as she tries to save as many people as she can. But leading them into the Wild is a dangerous choice. She’ll need to use her talents to find safety while protecting her secret so she’s not ostracized from those who are left.
When Sapere and her people find another group of survivors, they band together to rebuild their lives while trying to decide how to shape their future. Everyone else has a set place in the new order—everyone except Sapere. She’s caught between being a young woman who was recently widowed and being the last member of her family who can sit on the tribe’s council. Yet as a woman, she’s not readily accepted into the council either. And the revelation of her gifts will either solidify her spot as a council member or push her away for good.
The Sapphire Legend is a young adult fantasy about a young woman who has to determine who she really is outside of her tribe’s expectations of her. As the story begins, Sapere is already struggling with learning to use and hide her gifts, including the physical manifestation of those gifts, for fear of being an outcast among her people. She’s also about to embark on a new life as a married woman, following the tradition of her tribe. But when tragedy strikes, she’s thrust in the middle of even more changes in her life.
The story was well written and kept my attention throughout. I enjoyed watching Sapere struggle to find herself while trying to stay within the accepted guidelines of life in the tribe. Her character showed good growth in herself as well as in her friendships. For a while, she didn’t recognize any of the things she’d done as being especially helpful to the tribe or any one person in particular, giving her a quiet strength, but eventually she began to recognize her own strengths and started to take her place as a leader among the people. I also enjoyed the personalities of several of the secondary characters.
Through all this character growth, at times it didn’t seem like the story was going anywhere. The tribe was stuck in a holding pattern, not making any decisions on their fate until near the end of the story. While the story will continue in the next book, I would have liked to see a little more happening in this book.
Overall, I enjoyed the story and look forward to reading more by this new author.
For more of my reviews, please visit https://rachlawrencebooks.wordpress.com/.
- Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2016most awesome book ever!! A great read...loved it!
- Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2016In a society where women aren't given a voice, their dreams limited to hoping for an amicable arranged marriage, maintaining a household and bearing and raising children, Sapere finds herself in uncharted territory when she discovers she's inherited her family's gift. The gifts in this novel remind me somewhat of the different tribes in Veronica Rossi's Under the Never Sky, as certain senses (hearing, sight, etc.) are enhanced.
Initially, Sapere hides her abilities, but when the situation calls for it, she isn't afraid to use her talents and take charge and I admired that about her. She possesses traits a reader looks for in a MC - loyalty, intelligence, bravery, and empathy, but isn't without her flaws. Sapere becomes less jaded by the end of this book as the realities of her world are made more obvious.
Although I enjoyed this story, once the tribe makes their camp, I felt as if the plot was in limbo - not much seemed to happen after that. That being said, toward the end of this book several events occur that are a good lead-in to the next novel in this series, but the pacing in the middle is a little passive.
With several unanswered questions and the situation the tribe is in, I'm interested to see where this story goes in the next book.
I received a copy of this novel from the author in exchange for an honest review.