The Sealgairs are seal hunters; killing is in their blood. Until a few years ago Kier was no different, and then one bad hunt stripped her of all ability to kill. Now she can’t even harvest a single mollusc from the sea floor, let alone face a seal with a single knife like she onceContinue reading “‘The Bone Diver’ by Angie Spoto”
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‘The Kingdom of Sweets’ by Erika Johansen
Natasha’s life has been defined by a single word, spoken over her at her christening by the mysterious and powerful Drosselmeyer. That word was ‘dark’. Yet more impactful even than this was the word he spoke over her twin, Clara. Forevermore one was known as the dark sister and the other the light sister; youContinue reading “‘The Kingdom of Sweets’ by Erika Johansen”
‘Gallant’ by V.E. Schwab
Olivia’s parents are a mystery. Having lived at Merilance School for Girls since she was two, all Olivia knows about her parents comes from the journal that her mother left her. The main things the journal tells Olivia is that her father is dead and her mother very possibly went mad afterwards and that sheContinue reading “‘Gallant’ by V.E. Schwab”
The Betrayals by Bridget Collins
Set against the backdrop of Montverre, a boarding school where elite intellects study the complex intricacies of the ‘Grand Jeu’, this book focusses on the moments where two lives intertwine. Claire Dryden is Magister Ludi, master of the ‘Grand Jeu’ and first ever woman admitted into the mysteries of Montverre. Leo Martin was the MinisterContinue reading “The Betrayals by Bridget Collins”
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