A Harvest of Hearts
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A Sunday Times Bestseller!
“Down-to-earth and completely irresistible, Foss is fantastic, as is her talking cat! A Harvest of Hearts is that rare story that feels both classic and unique at the same time. I loved it!” —Sarah Beth Durst, New York Times bestselling author of The Spellshop
Everyone in Foss Butcher’s village knows what happens when the magic-workers come; they harvest human hearts to use in their spells. That’s just how life in her kingdom works. But Foss, plain, clumsy, and practical as a boot, never expected anyone would want hers.
When a sorcerer snags a piece of Foss’s heart without meaning to, she is furious. For once a heart is snagged, the experience is . . . well, unpleasant. So, Foss finds herself stomping toward the grand City to keep his enchanted House and demands that he fixes her before she keels over and dies, or whatever happens when hearts are Snagged.
But the sorcerer, Sylvester, is not what she expected. Petulant, idle, and new to his powers, Sylvester has no clue how to undo the heart-taking, or how to do much of anything really, apart from sulk. Foss’s only friend is a talking cat and even the House’s walls themselves have moods.
As Foss searches for a cure, she accidentally uncovers that there is much more to the heart-taking—and to the magic-workers themselves—than she could have ever imagined. . . .
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Well.. this wasn’t really my cup of tea. I found Foss pretty annoying and the way she keeps talking about how plain and ugly she is speaks of so much internal misogyny that I found exhausting. The pacing was off, the magic system was confusing until the end, the solution seemed mysterious and overpowered at the same time and the relationship of the main characters was kinda cringey due to the love spell Foss was under. The only really good thing was Cornelius, you can’t go wrong with a snarky talking cat! And the writing was okay I suppose, at least there was a very distinct voice to it which I like in a story. Anyway, for me this wasn’t it, but maybe other people will like it bette!
Cozy Romantasy and a speaking cat
If you want some cozy Romantasy and slow burn this book is absolutely for you. And Cornelius the speaking cat is another major argument to just go and get it. The book is at a nice pace and the development of Sylvester and Foss coming to like each other is written very nicely. But also the problems of the world and their magic is described very well, so it’s definitely on the more intriguing side of cozy fantasy books. The ending was absolutely perfect and overall it’s a very nice standalone to just relax and dive into a beautiful fantasy world.
Description
A Sunday Times Bestseller!
“Down-to-earth and completely irresistible, Foss is fantastic, as is her talking cat! A Harvest of Hearts is that rare story that feels both classic and unique at the same time. I loved it!” —Sarah Beth Durst, New York Times bestselling author of The Spellshop
Everyone in Foss Butcher’s village knows what happens when the magic-workers come; they harvest human hearts to use in their spells. That’s just how life in her kingdom works. But Foss, plain, clumsy, and practical as a boot, never expected anyone would want hers.
When a sorcerer snags a piece of Foss’s heart without meaning to, she is furious. For once a heart is snagged, the experience is . . . well, unpleasant. So, Foss finds herself stomping toward the grand City to keep his enchanted House and demands that he fixes her before she keels over and dies, or whatever happens when hearts are Snagged.
But the sorcerer, Sylvester, is not what she expected. Petulant, idle, and new to his powers, Sylvester has no clue how to undo the heart-taking, or how to do much of anything really, apart from sulk. Foss’s only friend is a talking cat and even the House’s walls themselves have moods.
As Foss searches for a cure, she accidentally uncovers that there is much more to the heart-taking—and to the magic-workers themselves—than she could have ever imagined. . . .
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Well.. this wasn’t really my cup of tea. I found Foss pretty annoying and the way she keeps talking about how plain and ugly she is speaks of so much internal misogyny that I found exhausting. The pacing was off, the magic system was confusing until the end, the solution seemed mysterious and overpowered at the same time and the relationship of the main characters was kinda cringey due to the love spell Foss was under. The only really good thing was Cornelius, you can’t go wrong with a snarky talking cat! And the writing was okay I suppose, at least there was a very distinct voice to it which I like in a story. Anyway, for me this wasn’t it, but maybe other people will like it bette!
Cozy Romantasy and a speaking cat
If you want some cozy Romantasy and slow burn this book is absolutely for you. And Cornelius the speaking cat is another major argument to just go and get it. The book is at a nice pace and the development of Sylvester and Foss coming to like each other is written very nicely. But also the problems of the world and their magic is described very well, so it’s definitely on the more intriguing side of cozy fantasy books. The ending was absolutely perfect and overall it’s a very nice standalone to just relax and dive into a beautiful fantasy world.