The "Truth-Tellers Tale" by Sharon Shinn
The Truth-Tellers Tale is the second book in the The Safe-Keepers Secret Series.
The Truth-Tellers Tale portrays the story of the mirror twins Eleda and Adele. Everything about them mirrors each other (besides their unique personalities), even their names, which is the other backward! The story is told from the point of view of Eleda a Truth-Teller. Her sister Adele is also a special Safe-Keeper. They live with their parents and run their very own inn, called The Leaf and Berry. The Leaf and Berry symbolizes them(Eleda and Adele) as the Leaf symbolizing the chatterleaf tree, the tree that is never quiet, which is the symbol of the Truth-Tellers, and the Berry, which symbolizes the kirrenberry tree, the tree that no matter what will never makes a sound. They and their best friend Roelynn live in a city near the capital. The story really starts when the Baby Princess is born to Queen Lirabel and all Safe-Keepers and Truth-Tellers are invited to the palace to say wonderful truths about the princess and keep her secrets. (Which is kind of pointless considering that she is a baby.) But anyway, as the story goes on they grow up to have adventures in romance, heart-break, and sickness, all leading up to where they are seventeen and the most handsome dancing master and his dashing apprentice come and teach Roelynn and other nobles dancing, for Roelynn's up and coming debut where the notorious Prince Darian is FINALLY suppose to meet her, he always finds some way of not meeting her. From the beginning Roelynn's father has wanted her to marry the prince, and that has always caused trouble, because of her many, many, beaus. A chain of romances begins when the dancing master comes to town, with his apprentice, and all will end well...hopefully.
The thing that bothered me the most about this book was that it is hardly tied to the first whatsoever. There may be a few, and I mean very few small details you need to know in order to understand a little bit better but that's it. I was very disappointed and let down. I thought the author could have included some unfinished details in the second book that started in the first. On the other hand, I liked the second book far better than the first because there was, well, I don't know it's hard to explain, but there was a bit more action and it seemed more real than the first one. Overall the story is especially well written and I enjoyed immensely.
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