This is a really sweet book. Tao is far from home – brought to a new country after her father dies, and her mother remarries. She could be a Seer, but she believes that her vision killed her father, and she has no desire to use it again. Her stepfather would have had her join the Magician’s Guild, but she left instead, and has made a living as a wandering teller of small fortunes.
Into her life, she suddenly finds friends – Mash and Silt, who are looking for Mash’s missing daughter, and Kina, a baker who wants to see the world outside of her small town. Tao never realized how lonely she was, and how much she missed having a family. Her power may break them apart, but it could also bring them together again.
This is just a lovely story of found family – the stakes aren’t terribly high. Just an enjoyable read all around.