As my updates show, I struggled quite a bit with this book. It got me on the wrong foot from the start because it initially felt like just a cross between a mediocre fantasy and a rather dark dystopian novel instead of the magical wonderful mashup the blurb describes. It did quickly become more i...
We sat in the back, tucked into a corner table and away from the street view. ‘You’re wondering why they’d be into someone like me,’ he said, without preamble. ‘We kind of grew up together. My dad used to work with Gwydion.’ He smiled at my surprise. ‘It’s not a secret. Yo...
The bedroom had taken on full light. It was mid-morning, at least. If they hadn’t checked on her yet, they would soon. Maybe Livie would even be asking her to leave already, and she couldn’t – she hadn’t found White yet. No more thinking. It was time. She straightened up, gathered the bedclothes ...