To be honest I am not sure how to classify this book. My best guess is Alternate world fantasy. This story is about a world where men are very rare, and have very little in the way of rights because of that. Basically think women in the middle ages, but with the suppressed gender flipped. It is a very good story, and by flipping the gender role it allows men to identify with the traditional victims of gender discrimination better. As with most of Wen Spencer's books I cant come up with anything about it I didn't like.
Jerin Whistler is a man just coming of age in a world where the scarcity of his gender has caused men to be very valuable, but treated like property. It is to the point that a mans sisters will literally sell him to afford to buy a husband. Jerin is very lucky in that he is well loved by his sisters, and they think about his happiness not just his price. When Jerin catches the eye of a princess it seems like a better match couldn't be made. The problem is that with the attention of the royal family comes its intrigue, and Jerin's family has things to hide. When Jerin gets kidnapped however it turns out that his price will cost in blood and loyalty as well as coin, and messing with the Whistler sisters brother is a bad plan indeed.
In my opinion this book is good for anyone. As usual Wen Spencer's characters and worlds are so engaging that you will not want to put this book down.
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