Bitterthorn

368 pages

English language

Published June 24, 2023 by TBS/GBS/Transworld.

ISBN:
978-1-83913-295-7
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4 stars (3 reviews)

Blumwald is a town overshadowed by an ancient curse: in a sinister castle in the depths of the wild wood lives a monstrous Witch. Once a generation, she comes to claim a companion to return with her – never to be seen again. Now that time is drawing near once more...

Mina, daughter of the duke, is grieving and lonely. She has lost all hope of any future for herself in Blumwald. So when the Witch demands her next companion, Mina offers herself up – though she has no idea what fate awaits her. Stranded with her darkly alluring captor, the mystery of what happened to the previous companions draws Mina into the heart of a terrifying secret that could save her life, or end it.

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5 stars

When I read "gothic sapphic romance" I immediately knew I was going to love this.
I don't know where to start because I enjoyed every single part of it.
A magic medieval castle filled with moss and nature narrated so beautifully I could feel like I was there. A curse that caught me in the first pages of knowing about it I simply couldn't stop reading. A love story full of desperation and drama, it was so heartrending... It got me kicking my feet.
I don't have enough words to describe this book. It talks about lonliness, to feel unwanted, to feel like you don't fit in, and the way it's written makes you empathize with the characters, you just want them to have a happy life full of the love they both deserve.
I loved how complex and mysterious the Witch was, I wanted to know every secret she …

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