By Eryn McConnell

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Eighteen-year-old Mila hasn't spoken in the five years since she became an Onra, a first-level Everfall witch. After failing the test to control her magic and reclaim her voice, her mentor sends Mila to Achten Tan – City of Dust and Bones – a dangerous desert town built in the massive ribcage of an extinct leviathan. Mila must steal a magical staff capable of releasing her power, from the sky-high lair of the Bone Master, Chief Opu Haku. Her only resources are the magical luminous elixirs of the cursed caverns where she grew up, and a band of unlikely allies; a quirky inventor, a giant-ant rider, a healer, a librarian's assistant, a Tar-tule rider, and the chief's playboy son. But in the City of Bones, enemies, and friends are not who they seem, and trusting the wrong person can be deadly. If Mila fails, she will never speak again and her bones will be added to the wasteland. This book includes a kick-ass tattooed witch who can't speak, giant ants, first-person present-tense narration, magic, banter, lots of innuendoes, and cute boys kissing.

Speechless in Achten Tan: Book 1 in The Sands of Achten Tan By Author Debbie Iancu-Haddad – Book Review

This is a YA fantasy series set around a few characters but in particular Mila and Geb. Mila is a witch who has no voice which I thought was a good addition. The worldbuilding is good and the setting is pretty imaginative. I was disappointed that Mila seemed to only develop in a foil of a relationship, either with Kaii, then Geb. I would have liked to see more of herself as her own agent. The story is well paced and runs to a good conclusion: I think YA readers will enjoy this story. 

I award 4 stars.

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