Thistlemarsh
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In the wake of World War I, the world is a decidedly unmagical place. Mouse Dunne once dreamed of becoming a Faerie anthropologist, but with one telegram, her world shattered. At the Somme, her cousin Bertie's body disappeared into the mud, and her brother Roger came home with devastating shell shock. It was time, she knew, to put aside childish dreams.
Then Mouse receives news that her uncle has left her Thistlemarsh Hall, a crumbling manor in the English countryside, once blessed by the Faerie King himself. But there is a catch: if Mouse does not rehabilitate the house in one month's time, she will forfeit her inheritance and any hope of caring for her brother.
It looks impossible, until a mysterious Faerie appears with a proposition. Mouse knows better than to trust a Faerie - especially one so insufferably handsome and arrogant - but she is out of options. There are wild and magical forces at work in the house, and Mouse must confront the ghosts of her past... or lose everything.
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A crumbling manor with a crumbling third act.
The aesthetic of this book is so cozy. a crumbling, slightly sentient faerie manor overgrown with moss and drenched in post-WWI grief. Mouse is easy to root for, the emotional moments around trauma and healing feel quiet but real, and Thornwood being an insufferably handsome arrogant fae is everything i needed. but here’s the thing: this is a slow book, like genuinely slow , and if you’re not a cozy girlie you will feel it. and then after all that patient buildup, the ending rushes in feeling almost hasty , which… rude?? also the world feels a bit limited because the story barely ventures beyond the estate itself.
Description
In the wake of World War I, the world is a decidedly unmagical place. Mouse Dunne once dreamed of becoming a Faerie anthropologist, but with one telegram, her world shattered. At the Somme, her cousin Bertie's body disappeared into the mud, and her brother Roger came home with devastating shell shock. It was time, she knew, to put aside childish dreams.
Then Mouse receives news that her uncle has left her Thistlemarsh Hall, a crumbling manor in the English countryside, once blessed by the Faerie King himself. But there is a catch: if Mouse does not rehabilitate the house in one month's time, she will forfeit her inheritance and any hope of caring for her brother.
It looks impossible, until a mysterious Faerie appears with a proposition. Mouse knows better than to trust a Faerie - especially one so insufferably handsome and arrogant - but she is out of options. There are wild and magical forces at work in the house, and Mouse must confront the ghosts of her past... or lose everything.
Book Information
Posts
A crumbling manor with a crumbling third act.
The aesthetic of this book is so cozy. a crumbling, slightly sentient faerie manor overgrown with moss and drenched in post-WWI grief. Mouse is easy to root for, the emotional moments around trauma and healing feel quiet but real, and Thornwood being an insufferably handsome arrogant fae is everything i needed. but here’s the thing: this is a slow book, like genuinely slow , and if you’re not a cozy girlie you will feel it. and then after all that patient buildup, the ending rushes in feeling almost hasty , which… rude?? also the world feels a bit limited because the story barely ventures beyond the estate itself.