Lakesedge is the perfect read to spooky season: Dark, curses, monsters and demons.
Violeta (Leta) loves her little brother Arien more than anything, they didn't have an easy childhood, their parents are dead and now he is plagued with nightmares, nightmares that leave you thinking they are not dreams but cruel reality.
Things can't be worse when they meet Lord Rowan Sylvanan, the rumor said that he kills his whole family and he is a monster.
When Rowan sees what Arien does, he offers to help you in exchange for their help. So Leta and Arien move to Lakesedge estate, a cursed place full of secrets.
This is a great debut, the written style is haunted, you can tour the castle in your nightgown, with a candlelit at hand.
The magic system is dark and interesting, very gothic, I wish to know more, I think we have more secrets to reveal, the author is smart and only shows us things here and there, but everything is interwoven and you don't see the full picture until the last part of the story.
The side characters are excellent. Arien is a ray of sunshine, he wants to learn and perfect his magic to erase the darkness inside him.
Clover is an alchemist, she is clever and charming. Florence is the housekeeping, loyal to the Sylvanan family.
Now, our protagonists, Leta and Rowan are haunted by the past. Both want to defeat the demon and protect and they don't know how to do it. I liked both but above all, I wanted to give a hug to Rowan.
This has the same vibe as the movie Crimson Peak (maybe a little of Laberint) and the book Uprooted.
Read this If you are like me and enjoy:
Atmospheric settings
Gothic Castles, creepy lakes, and haunted forest
Demons and curses
Secret and bad deals
blood tithes and sacrifices
Heroic characters with dark past
LGTB Rep
Just beware: No reading if you don't have a time turner, because the ending was I need the sequel like yesterday
Violeta (Leta) loves her little brother Arien more than anything, they didn't have an easy childhood, their parents are dead and now he is plagued with nightmares, nightmares that leave you thinking they are not dreams but cruel reality.
Things can't be worse when they meet Lord Rowan Sylvanan, the rumor said that he kills his whole family and he is a monster.
When Rowan sees what Arien does, he offers to help you in exchange for their help. So Leta and Arien move to Lakesedge estate, a cursed place full of secrets.
This is a great debut, the written style is haunted, you can tour the castle in your nightgown, with a candlelit at hand.
The magic system is dark and interesting, very gothic, I wish to know more, I think we have more secrets to reveal, the author is smart and only shows us things here and there, but everything is interwoven and you don't see the full picture until the last part of the story.
The side characters are excellent. Arien is a ray of sunshine, he wants to learn and perfect his magic to erase the darkness inside him.
Clover is an alchemist, she is clever and charming. Florence is the housekeeping, loyal to the Sylvanan family.
Now, our protagonists, Leta and Rowan are haunted by the past. Both want to defeat the demon and protect and they don't know how to do it. I liked both but above all, I wanted to give a hug to Rowan.
This has the same vibe as the movie Crimson Peak (maybe a little of Laberint) and the book Uprooted.
Read this If you are like me and enjoy:
Atmospheric settings
Gothic Castles, creepy lakes, and haunted forest
Demons and curses
Secret and bad deals
blood tithes and sacrifices
Heroic characters with dark past
LGTB Rep
Just beware: No reading if you don't have a time turner, because the ending was I need the sequel like yesterday