Nightmare is one of my favorite characters of all time, and if you haven’t met him yet, you’re missing out.
When I first started reading, I didn’t understand Elspeth (the main character) or her motivations, but Gillig has so expertly crafted her world and the story that each twist and turn not only pulled me in deeper but gave me a greater understand of her characters.
Then, just her worldbuilding, in general, was so tied to the characters and the plot that I couldn’t wait to get my hands on the sequel.
For fans of Uprooted and For the Wolf comes a dark, lushly gothic fantasy about a maiden who must unleash the monster within to save her kingdom—but the monster in her head isn't the only threat lurking.
Elspeth needs a monster. The monster might be her.
Elspeth Spindle needs more than luck to stay safe in the eerie, mist-locked kingdom she calls home—she needs a monster. She calls him the Nightmare, an ancient, mercurial spirit trapped in her head. He protects her. He keeps her secrets.
I will read anything that Holly Black writes, but I was particularly excited for another story set in Elfhame. While I love her other characters, there’s something about how fun Oak is. There is trauma, obviously, but Oak is such a dynamic character. Oof, and that slow-burn enemies-to-lovers with Suren is to die for. What else could one want in a book?
A runaway queen. A reluctant prince. And a quest that may destroy them both.
Eight years have passed since the Battle of the Serpent. But in the icy north, Lady Nore of the Court of Teeth, has reclaimed the Ice Needle Citadel. There she is using an ancient relic to create monsters of stick and snow who will do her bidding and exact her revenge.
Suren, child queen of the Court of Teeth, and the one person with power over her mother, fled to the human world, where she lives feral in the woods. Lonely, and still haunted by the…
I love this book so much I was actually reading it a second time in preparation for the sequel.
Alex Stern is dark and angry. She is fierce. She is everything I love about a main character. She’s not perfect. She makes difficult, selfish choices in the name of survival, yet she’s a main character you can’t help rooting for even when she messes up (big time). And she does that often. I would follow her into the depths of hell, literally.
*The adult debut from the author of SHADOW AND BONE - now a Netflix Original series!*
The instant SUNDAY TIMES and NEW YORK TIMES bestseller that Stephen King calls 'Impossible to put down'.
Galaxy 'Alex' Stern is the most unlikely member of Yale's freshman class. A dropout and the sole survivor of a horrific, unsolved crime, Alex was hoping for a fresh start. But a free ride to one of the world's most prestigious universities was bound to come with a catch.
Alex has been tasked with monitoring the mysterious activities of Yale's secret societies - well-known haunts of the…
With just a touch, George experiences a person's future death. High school is hard enough, but death witch George can’t catch a break. Even Jen’s ghost, the popular girl who ignored George in life, won’t leave her alone. George is convinced her life can’t get worse until she bumps into the new student and experiences his death at her hand.
When a coven mate offers to help her with her magic, George has a new friend and crush, but a relationship is impossible: she’d never be able to touch her. With the help of her friends, George must face her fears and learn to embrace her powers to unlock the secrets of her magic before blood stains her hands.
