

But just as she’s on the verge of obtaining everything she wants, the watercrea takes her to be sacrificed. Besides, she’s too busy with socialite schemes and acquiring power. When their first bruise-like omen appears on their skin, all Occhians must surrender themselves to the watercrea to be drained of life. In the city of Occhia, the only source of water is the watercrea, a mysterious being who uses magic to make water from blood – the blood of Occhians as it turns out. It’s like if Jude never had a moral compass, which is really saying something. If you came to Folk of the Air for the stabby bits and loved it when Jude was acting like a villain, may I suggest Beyond the Ruby Veil? Emanuela’s confidence reminds me of Cardan while her bitter willingness to do absolutely anything she must (and I mean anything) to win reminds me of Jude.
