by Ava Reid
First published 2021
Évike, a young pagan woman abandoned by the gods, is betrayed by her village and captured by fanatical Woodsmen. But when monsters attack, she's left with an unlikely ally: the one-eyed, disgraced prince Gáspár, whose father needs pagan magic to consolidate his power. As Évike and Gáspár journey to the smog-choked capital, their mutual loathing gives way to a fragile trust, bound by a shared history of oppression. But when Évike reconnects with her estranged father and discovers her own hidden magic, she and Gáspár must decide whose side they're on in a nation that has never cared for them.
Genres: historical-fiction, fantasy, dark-fantasy, fairy-tale-retellings
Vibes: atmospheric, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
448 pages · Paperback · Del Rey
Content warnings: violence