Blood Over Bright Haven by M.L. Wang - Drinks and Discussion

**New members, please note that this is a women's book club. While we are supportive of everyone's love of reading, this gathering will be women only. Thank you for understanding!**

Ladies,

As always, this meeting is BYOB. I'll also send out a sign-up list for food and snacks a couple of weeks out from the event!

A $20 member fee to assist in covering our beautiful venue is requested by the day of the meeting — cash or Venmo. While it is acceptable to bring your payment on the day of the event, it is helpful to have it paid via Venmo in advance, if possible. Thank you all!

Our max capacity is 28 people with our space and setup, so please respond early if you'd like to join! RSVP responses are required for all attendees.

Please be aware that Blood Over Bright Haven contains dark concepts, violence, and tragedy, but it is not a frightening novel in any way. It is a dark academia and high fantasy novel that explores misogyny, power, oppression, prejudice, colonialism, and faith.

I hope our members enjoy this standalone, thought-provoking story, and I am looking forward to the discussion we share over it!

Your host, Kelly

Synopsis of Blood Over Bright Haven:

"An orphan since the age of four, Sciona has always had more to prove than her fellow students. For twenty years, she has devoted every waking moment to the study of magic, fueled by a mad desire to achieve the impossible: to be the first woman ever admitted to the High Magistry. When she finally claws her way up the ranks to become a highmage, however, she finds that her challenges have just begun. Her new colleagues will stop at nothing to let her know she is unwelcome, beginning with giving her a janitor instead of a qualified lab assistant.

What neither Sciona nor her peers realize is that her taciturn assistant was once more than a janitor; before he mopped floors for the mages, Thomil was a nomadic hunter from beyond Tiran’s magical barrier. Ten years have passed since he survived the perilous crossing that killed his family. But working for a highmage, he sees the opportunity to finally understand the forces that decimated his tribe, drove him from his homeland, and keep the Tiranish in power.

Through their fractious relationship, mage and outsider uncover an ancient secret that could change the course of magic forever—if it doesn’t get them killed first. Sciona has defined her life by the pursuit of truth, but how much is one truth worth with the fate of civilization in the balance?"