An enchanting, engrossing fairytale that pulls the reader into a world of forbidden magic.
Matilde, Æsa, and Sayer are Nightbirds - girls whose identities are kept secret while they practice magic to benefit the Great Houses. But as power structures weaken, everyone wants to possess the Nightbirds, for both their beauty and their magic. When the girls discover that their magic may be powerful than they were ever led to believe, they begin to shape the destinies of those around them.
Matilde is a rich girl with a perfect family who longs to be friends with her fellow Nightbirds. Sayer's the daughter of a disgraced Nightbird with secrets of her own, and Æsa longs to return to her Island home and the family that sold her. The secrets unfurl as slowly as a rose, leading the girls into deeper and deeper waters. In a world where every man wants something from a Nightbird, who besides themselves can they trust?
I got lost in the world of this book. The glitz and power of the magic adds an interesting angle, and the book also has some important things to say about how often girls are marginalized and used by those around them.
This book kept me flipping pages as fast as I could. I cannot wait for the sequel!
Thank you to the publisher for the advance review copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Matilde, Æsa, and Sayer are Nightbirds - girls whose identities are kept secret while they practice magic to benefit the Great Houses. But as power structures weaken, everyone wants to possess the Nightbirds, for both their beauty and their magic. When the girls discover that their magic may be powerful than they were ever led to believe, they begin to shape the destinies of those around them.
Matilde is a rich girl with a perfect family who longs to be friends with her fellow Nightbirds. Sayer's the daughter of a disgraced Nightbird with secrets of her own, and Æsa longs to return to her Island home and the family that sold her. The secrets unfurl as slowly as a rose, leading the girls into deeper and deeper waters. In a world where every man wants something from a Nightbird, who besides themselves can they trust?
I got lost in the world of this book. The glitz and power of the magic adds an interesting angle, and the book also has some important things to say about how often girls are marginalized and used by those around them.
This book kept me flipping pages as fast as I could. I cannot wait for the sequel!
Thank you to the publisher for the advance review copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.