Author : Nadine Brandes
Book : Wishtress
/YA,Fantasy/
/Stand-alone novel/
Publication date : September 13th 2022
Blurb:
She didn't ask to be the Wishtress.
Myrthe was born with the ability to turn her tears into wishes. It's a big secret to keep. When a granted wish goes wrong, a curse is placed on her: the next tear she sheds will kill her. She needs to journey to the Well and break the curse before it claims her life--and before the king's militairen track her down. But in order to survive the journey, she must harden her heart to keep herself from crying even a single tear.
He can stop time with a snap of his fingers.
Bastiaan's powerful--and rare--Talent came in handy when he kidnapped the old king. Now the new king has a job for him: find and capture the Wishtress and deliver her to the schloss. But Bastiaan needs a wish of his own. When he locates Myrthe, he agrees to take her to the Well in exchange for a wish. Once she's fulfilled her end of the deal, he'll turn her in. As long as his growing feelings for the girl with a stone heart don't compromise his job.
They are on a journey that can only end one way: with her death.
Everyone seems to need a wish--the king, Myrthe's cousin, the boy she thinks she loves. And they're ready to bully, beg, and even betray her for it. No one knows that to grant even one of them, Myrthe would have to die. And if she tells them about her curse . . . they'll just kill her anyway.
My thoughts:
Prepare yourself to be crushed emotionally!
Another wonderful book by Nadine Brandes with her typical enchanting writing style.
The talent of the Wishtress is a powerful, yet unpredictable and dangerous thing in the wrong hands. A single tear from a Wishtress can grant anything…but every time it comes with a price.
That's the hard lesson Myrthe learns from a young age, and later in life a granted wish leads to deadly consequences. The next tear that drops from her eyes will be her last.
On a quest to find a way and remove her curse, the fate meets her with Bastiaan, with his powerful talent to stop time with a snap of his fingers.
Both holding secrets of their own, they have to venture to the Well of talents. But this time not only to save themselves, but to save the whole kingdom.
Magical and emotional story told from multiple POV's.
Every character story is beautifully developed and intertwined with the others to form a broader view of the events and the world around them.
I have to say that my personal favorites were Runt and Anouk because of their resilience, wit and big hearts.
It's needless to say that the cover is exquisite, like the story itself.
*Thank you Thomas Nelson - Fiction and NetGalley for providing me an e-arc in exchange for an honest review. My review is my own and not influenced by others.*
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