A risk to take. A witch to escape. A curse to break…
Once upon a time, a young woman’s true love was stolen away, and she must climb mountains, cross icy wastelands and brave the deep dark woods to find him and bring him home.
Greta is terrified to venture into the wide world, and her worst fears are realised when a witch saves her from drowning, only to bind her with a forgetting spell. Trapped within an endless summer curse, she has to learn the ways of the wise woman to remember her mission and figure out how to get away.
Back on her quest, she meets a raven she can communicate with, a princess with a true heart, a healer who wants to help, and a creature who knows where her beloved is. But there are dangers lurking in the deep dark woods – cruel men, unexpected accidents, a thief who’ll happily kill her, and a challenge to who she is and all she holds dear. Will Greta be able to rescue her true love – or will she be the one who needs to be saved?
Serene Conneeley –
A beautiful, action-packed and vibrant coming-of-age novel filled with witchy, pagan and fairy-tale magic. It takes place in lands governed by the seasons – where animals talk and plants sing, and a young woman has lost her betrothed. She must journey to find him, but like the best fantasy adventures she finds bits of herself along the way. It’s difficult to write a review without spoilers so I will just say this: this book is a perceptive little page-turner that takes you through a young woman’s desire to be loved and wanted, and proves that the yearning for romance you think you want isn’t always the type you get. These things might end up being even be better than anything you could imagine for yourself. Oh, and brilliantly, there is such a feeling of optimism all the way through despite some very dark and violent sidetracks. It shows that there is never only one life, you could choose many, but the path you are on will always bring options. The choice of where and who you end up with, is with you. I loved this book. And read it in one sitting over many cups of tea – possibly as many as are mentioned in the book!
Elisabeth Knowles, Good Reads