The Storyspinner - Becky Wallace 
 Rating: 1/2 
 Chosen randomly from my Book Jar (2/12) 
 --About the series-- 
 Donovan's Wall has been erected three hundred years ago by the Keepers of Olinda after some of them, the Nata, tried to use their magical abilities (or essencia) to enslave the inhabitants of Santarem, but the magical barrier has been weakening since the assassination of King Wilhelm fifteen years before. A peace treaty put an end to the subsequent war between the dukedoms of Santarem, but the conflict might start anew if the lost heir of the kingdom wants to claim the still empty throne. 
 --About The Storyspinner-- 
 (view spoiler)[While the Keepers Jacare, Pira, Leao and Texugo cross Donovan's Wall in search of the heir of Santarem, Johanna von Arlo is hired as a Storyspinner and singer to the DeSilva family, whose oldest son Rafael is about to become the new Duke of Santiago. Johanna's adoptive family is brutally attacked after the other Dukes Inimigo and Belem recognize her as the lost princess, but the Keepers save her and start the journey back to the Wall. They are ambushed and Tex is killed before Rafi tracks them down with Vibora's help, who's part of the Nata. (hide spoiler)] 
 The Keepers' storyline felt long at times, especially when they investigated the murder of Johanna's father and then the trail of murdered young women fitting the heir's description they encountered, while most of the action was concentrated at the end of the book. I loved how the relationship between Johanna and Rafi evolved, as well as these characters' love for their respective families.