The Summer War
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Celia discovers her talent for magic on the day her beloved oldest brother Argent leaves home. Furious at being left behind, she lashes out, not realising her childish, angry words will suddenly become imbued with the power of prophecy, dooming him to a life without love.
While Argent wanders the world, forced to seek only fame and glory instead of the love and belonging he truly desires, Celia attempts to undo the curse. Yet she cannot find the solution - until she learns the truth about the centuries-old war between her people and the summerlings, the immortal beings holding a relentless grudge against their mortal neighbours.
With the aid of her unwanted middle brother, Celia may be able to undo her eldest brother's curse and heal the lands so long torn apart by the Summer War. But what price will she have to pay?
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You won't believe how much story can be put into 144 pages. I'd happily have read a full novel of this, but the story is perfect as it is.
We have Celia, a girl infused with magic, becoming a woman. And her brothers - one cursed, one overlooked. The fate of her family and quite possibly the whole land is in her hands, and so she wanders into the land of the summerlings (think Fae), who have a whole agenda of their own with the mortals. With love, endurance and much cleverness she manages to...no I won't spoiler this. Just saying that the ending will leave you satisfied. I love Naomi Novik's writing, which is so refreshingly different from many others in the fantasy genre. She always manages to surprise me. 4,5/5 stars Thank you @netgalley and @delreybooks for the eARC! #TheSummerWar #Netgalley #Bookstagram
Description
Celia discovers her talent for magic on the day her beloved oldest brother Argent leaves home. Furious at being left behind, she lashes out, not realising her childish, angry words will suddenly become imbued with the power of prophecy, dooming him to a life without love.
While Argent wanders the world, forced to seek only fame and glory instead of the love and belonging he truly desires, Celia attempts to undo the curse. Yet she cannot find the solution - until she learns the truth about the centuries-old war between her people and the summerlings, the immortal beings holding a relentless grudge against their mortal neighbours.
With the aid of her unwanted middle brother, Celia may be able to undo her eldest brother's curse and heal the lands so long torn apart by the Summer War. But what price will she have to pay?
Book Information
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You won't believe how much story can be put into 144 pages. I'd happily have read a full novel of this, but the story is perfect as it is.
We have Celia, a girl infused with magic, becoming a woman. And her brothers - one cursed, one overlooked. The fate of her family and quite possibly the whole land is in her hands, and so she wanders into the land of the summerlings (think Fae), who have a whole agenda of their own with the mortals. With love, endurance and much cleverness she manages to...no I won't spoiler this. Just saying that the ending will leave you satisfied. I love Naomi Novik's writing, which is so refreshingly different from many others in the fantasy genre. She always manages to surprise me. 4,5/5 stars Thank you @netgalley and @delreybooks for the eARC! #TheSummerWar #Netgalley #Bookstagram