"The Treacherous Secret" is more like the first chapter in a long, involved fantasy series full of magic and treachery and prophecies. I have to admire the author for the intense worldbuilding done, all the rules involved in magic.
Danger and threat are evident from the first scene!
Fairendale was a kingdom of magic and beauty, before a scheming conqueror took over and deposed the true king. The current king is even worse than his father, scheming and lying and hunting down anyone who stands in the way of keeping the throne, and ensuring his son keeps the throne.
In this magical world, people with magic can pass on their magic to one of their children, but then no longer have any magic of their own. So what do you do if you gave your magic to the wrong child, who doesn't do things or see things your way? And what if it's safe for girls to have magic, but not safe for boys to have magic? They're growing up under the watchful, paranoid eyes of the king who fears the one boy who will have magic enough to take the stolen throne from under him, or his son, who he can't give magic to no matter how he schemes and threatens.
It's enough to destroy friendships and shatter families and bring about dark, dreadful prophecies. And that's just in the first book. Prepare to keep buying each short book in the series quickly to keep the story going!
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