A dark YA fairy-tale mystery where death returns to a mountain village, blending folklore horror, witches, and coming-of-age secrets.
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A dark YA fairy-tale mystery where death returns to a mountain village, blending folklore horror, witches, and coming-of-age secrets.
Death hasn't visited Rowan Rose since it took her mother when Rowan was only a little girl. But that changes one bleak morning, when five horses and their riders thunder into her village and through the forest, disappearing into the hills. Days later, the riders' bodies are found, and though no one can say for certain what happened in their final hours, their remains prove that whatever it was must have been brutal.
Rowan's village was once a tranquil place, but now things have changed. Some...
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Passionate romantic beats; some graphic sensuality amid the dark plot
Graphic murder scenes and gruesome deaths; brutal fairy-tale violence
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Greenwitches, bluewitches, sprites, and folklore magic drive the story
Fantasy folklore witches only; no real-world occult practices
Light themes of women's disenfranchisement and social power
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Mother's death in backstory; cruel predatory attacks on villagers
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