Hi everyone and welcome back for day 11!
Today’s featured book is…
The Path of Thorns by A. G. Slatter
If dark tales are your thing, then look no further because this book will satisfy all your gothic novel cravings. Slatter’s writing is spellbinding, it’s very atmospheric and the main character is gorgeously complex. Do check out the content warnings for this one though if they concern you, as it does take quite a dark turn and it tackles a series of issues.
Read for: witches, ghosts and other creatures of lore; compelling main character; gothic vibes.
Synopsis
Asher Todd comes to live with the mysterious Morwood family as a governess to their children. Asher knows little about being a governess but she is skilled in botany and herbcraft, and perhaps more than that. And she has secrets of her own, dark and terrible – and Morwood is a house that eats secrets. With a monstrous revenge in mind, Asher plans to make it choke.
However, she becomes fond of her charges, of the people of the Tarn, and she begins to wonder if she will be able to execute her plan – and who will suffer most if she does. But as the ghosts of her past become harder to control, Asher realises she has no choice.
Dark magic, retribution and twisted family secrets combine to weave a bewitching and beautifully written gothic fairy tale.
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