You are Mine is set up in a world where women are complete possessions and being subservient to a warlock is considered the best life they can hope for. I only say best because the other option is becoming a tarnished, which means you are branded and cast out of the world. (Although the tarnished seemed to have way more freedom than the owned women, but that was kind of the point) Janeal Falor took such a difficult subject, and made it a fascinating read. I really enjoyed You are Mine. I couldn't put the book down.

Serena is a spunky and independent minded young woman. Both things that I loved about her, but they were also considered her worst traits in this world. Her father hated her for her self-thinking and independent attitude. She was severely punished whenever she questioned him. When she was sold to a rich suitor, I was actually scared for her. I had really come to like her. But then in a fighting competition, her new owner was defeated by a barbarian, named Zade, and by defeated I do mean killed. So now Serena has a new owner, and he is an outsider to their world of ownership and total patriarchal rule. It's so ironic because the barbarians are feared for being savages and cruel creatures, but he is so much more human than Serena's father and the other men in their society. He actually treats Serena with respect and gives her some free reign.

One of my favorite parts of the book was how Serena chose to kind of speak out and show her independence. She went into town with the ample money that Zade gave her and she went to a tarnished woman to help her create totally nontraditional outfits for her bonding ceremony with Zade. She completely broke with tradition and chose colorful outfits and even wore pants. Scandalous! Zade doesn't mind at all and I like that you can see that he is slowly starting to like Serena and she is even warming to him.

You are Mine is well written and very engaging. I read the whole book in one sitting. I went into this book expecting to like it but I was nervous that the society would annoy me with their backwards thinking and ways. But what really happened was I found some characters that I couldn't stand,and got to hate from page one to the last page, but I also found some characters that I really connected with and came to love. Serena was such a treat and so was Zane. You are Mine is a great read.