The Gilded Ones, Namina Forna

    Thank you Harper Collins For this book in exchange for an honest review       Synopsis: Sixteen-year-old Deka lives in Otera, a deeply patriarchal ancient kingdom, where a woman’s worth is tied to her purity, and she must bleed to prove it. But when Deka bleeds gold – the colour of impurity, of a demon – she faces a consequence worse than…

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The Forest of Moon and Sword, Amy Raphael

    Thank you to Hachette for this book in exchange for an honest review     Synopsis: Twelve-year-old Art lives in a small village in Scotland. Her mother has always made potions that cure the sick, but now the townspeople say she is a witch. One cloudless night, Art’s mother is accused of Witchcraft, arrested, and taken from Scotland to England. Art mounts her…

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Witch, Finbar Hawkins

    Thank you Harper Collins for this book in exchange for an honest review       Synopsis: After witnessing the brutal murder of her mother by witch-hunters, Evey vows to avenge her and track down the killers. Fury burns in her bright and strong. But she has promised her mother that she will keep Dill, her little sister, safe. As the lust for…

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Dangerous Secrets, Mari Mancusi

  Thank you Scholastic for this book in exchange for an honest review       Synopsis: Sixteen-year-old Iduna harbours a dark secret. On the surface, she is an Arendellian village girl, an aspiring inventor and the best friend of Prince Agnarrm but she is also secretly Nothuldra. Ever since the day the forest dee, Arendellians have despised and distrusted Northuldra with a vengeance  …

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The Winter Duke, Claire Eliza Barlett

    Thank you NewSouth Publishing for this book in exchange for an honest review         Synopsis: An enchanted tale of intrigue where a duke’s daughter is the only survivor of a magical curse. When Ekata’s brother is finally named heir, there will be nothing to keep her at home in Kylma Above with her murderous family. Not her books or science…

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