A long-dead child.
An artist who paints the fae.
An ancient estate on a blood-filled land.
The commission was close to Amelia’s dream: a cosy cottage in Donegal over Christmas and the chance to paint the beautiful Glenveagh estate. But when the weather closes in and the country shuts down, a ritual begins – one that traps Amelia in its circles of magic.
Stranded in a place where iron is power, her heart can no longer be trusted and the land itself is a weapon, Amelia’s survival depends on unravelling the truth of a decades-old death.
Even if it draws the same ancient danger to herself.
Review: Dangerous and magical, beautiful and spooky, this book and its creation of the liminal space between the real world and one of magic and fantasy is truly special. The setting is so well described, creating a real sense of atmosphere and making it easy to imagine while not feeling overly-descriptive. It manages to capture a real wintery sense without being cheesy and Christmassy which I loved at this time of year.
The short chapters were very effective, swapping the focus between different characters as the pieces of the story were gradually put together. This really helped build the suspense as the reader knew more than the characters and I was on edge wondering how things were going to play out. I found it interesting that, although secrets were central to this story, uncovering the truth was not the end-point. There was so much more in how past and present collided that uncovering the secrets only drew you further into the story rather than giving a sense of finality.
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