There are some really strong and amazing allies that she makes, but she also discovers things that she never knew about the past, things that she just took for granted. Or stranger yet, maybe that I was always the kind of girl who didn’t belong trapped inside garden walls.” “I wasn’t sure which thought was worse-that he relished chaos, or that I becoming more like him. And she honestly discovers more about who she is and what she can do: Cerys has to become independent, decide how to move forward from the bonds that she thought kept her locked into a certain role, especially once her situation changes. I loved the way they grew and changed throughout the story, as individuals and together. The world building is beautifully done, as are the characters. The information is provided at just the right pace-dropping info when it fits and is relevant, slowly answering all the questions and keeping me invested without resorting to info-dumps. “We were not just royal gardeners-we were historians of sorts, preserving Aloriyan history in flowers and roots.”Įven though this is a relatively short and fast-moving story, it managed to give readers like me what we want, without falling into common pitfalls. She’s the daughter of the royal gardener, a title her family has held for generations, and one that she fully expects to step into the role of when the time comes.
I liked how descriptive the writing was, making it easy for me to picture everything in my head.
It starts out promising, with a main character, Cerys, that I automatically adored. Some are hits, some are misses, and then there’s this book: an absolutely outstanding read that fit exactly what we both needed right now. Becky Becky’s Book Blog and I have committed to reading one backlist book a month together, as a buddy read. But the road is darker and more dangerous than she knows, and as secrets from the past are uncovered amid the teeth and roots of the forest, it’s going to take everything she has just to survive.Īnother month, another opportunity to read one of the many, many unread books on my shelves. It’s up to her to find the legendary Lady of the Wilds and beg for a way to save her home.
Cerys is forced on the run, her only companions a small and irritating fox from the royal gardens and the magic in her veins. Now Cerys carries a small bit of the curse-the magic-in her blood, a reminder of the day she lost everything.Īs a new queen is crowned, however, things long hidden in the woods descend on the kingdom itself. Cerys knows this all too well: When she was young, she barely escaped as the woods killed her friends and her mother. But as Aloriya prospered, the woods grew dark, cursed, and forbidden. It has been this way for hundreds of years, since the first king made a bargain with the Lady who ruled the forest that borders the kingdom. Here there are no droughts, disease, or famine, and peace is everlasting.
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