Gates of Thread and Stone by Lori M. Lee
This copy was provided for free from Netgalley in exchange for a fair and honest review. Thoughts at a glance: *** (I liked it) Seventeen-year-old Kai doesn't know much about her past. She has been living in the poorest district of the city of Ninurta with Reev, who found her at the river's edge when she was a kid and has raised her as if she were his sister ever since. All she knows is that she has the ability to manipulate time - and it's a dangerous secret to have, since no one in the entire city is supposed to have magic. Her daily life consists of making mail deliveries for the White Court (the palace ruled by the all-powerful Kahl Ninu), visiting her handsome friend Avan, and taking care of Reev. Then Reev disappears mysteriously one day, and her world gets turned upside-down as she and Avan go on a quest to find him. I actually have the digital galley for the second book in this series too, so I will be continuing on anyway :) If I didn't have to review...