Men can train to be warriors or physicians while women are expected to be taught in the ways of divination, and even there often only ladies. Because of the characters that ended up drawing me in.Įmilie de Marais lives in a society with a very socially gendered magic system. So when a strange noble girl offers Annette the chance of a lifetime, she accepts.Įmilie and Annette swap lives-Annette attends finishing school as a noble lady to be trained in the ways of divination, while Emilie enrolls to be a physician’s assistant, using her natural magical talent to save lives.īut when their nation instigates a frivolous war, Emilie and Annette must work together to help the rebellion end a war that is based on lies.īelle Revolte is a magical life swap story that ended up surprising me. But society dictates a noble lady cannot perform such gruesome work.Īnnette Boucher, overlooked and overworked by her family, wants more from life than her humble beginnings and is desperate to be trained in magic.

Trigger/Content Warnings: Violence / Gore / Medical Neglect / Sibling Death / Executions / References to Children’s Neglect / Abuse / Discussions of DrowningĮmilie des Marais is more at home holding scalpels than embroidery needles and is desperate to escape her noble roots to serve her country as a physician. Tags: Fantasy / Life Swap / Young Adult / Gendered Magical System / Physicians / Divination / Scrying / Nobles / LGBTQ+ / Asexuality / Transexuality / Biromantic / Non-Binary This does not change my opinion in anyway. Thank you to Sourcebooks Fire and Netgalley for the review copy in exchange for an honest review.

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