![]() ![]() (June)Ĭorrection: An earlier version of this review incorrectly stated this book was the third entry in a series. ![]() Atwater keeps things light and charming, meshing romance tropes with fairy tale elements, while not shying away from the darker side of Regency London. Their investigation into this illness quickly supersedes the focus on breaking Dora’s curse, and given how successful she is both professionally and romantically without it, readers will wonder why they should root for her soul to be restored at all. ![]() As Dora carves an opportunity for herself to work with the Lord Sorcier, together they discover a mysterious sleeping plague targeting the city’s poor and vulnerable. While there, the cousins are thrust into high society, entering a glittering world of balls, tea parties, and betrothals. Believing Dora is cursed, her cousin Vanessa Ettings takes her to London to seek the help of the magic-wielding Lord Sorcier. Lord Hollowvale whisks the half he’s claimed off to the faerie world, leaving behind a Dora who is no longer capable of feeling the full range of human emotions. Whimsical, witty, and brimming over with charm (India Holton), Olivia Atwater’s delightful debut will transport you to a magical version of Regency England, where the only thing more meddlesome than a fairy is a marriage-minded mother It’s difficult to find a husband in Regency England when you’re a young lady with. ![]() Atwater’s sweet, low-stakes first Regency Faerie Tales romantic fantasy opens with Lord Hollowvale, a nobleman of the faerie world, stealing half of human Theodora “Dora” Eloisa Charity Ettings’s soul. ![]()
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