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Elspeth needs a monster. The monster might be her.
Elspeth Spindle needs more than luck to stay safe in the eerie, mist-locked kingdom of Blunder—she needs a monster. She calls him the Nightmare, an ancient, mercurial spirit trapped in her head. He protects her. He keeps her secrets.
But nothing comes for free, especially magic.
When Elspeth meets a mysterious highwayman on the forest road, her life takes a drastic turn. Thrust into a world of shadow and deception, she joins a dangerous quest to cure Blunder from the dark magic infecting it. Except the highwayman just so happens to be the King’s own nephew, Captain of the most dangerous men in Blunder…and guilty of high treason.
He and Elspeth have until Solstice to gather twelve Providence Cards—the keys to the cure. But as the stakes heighten and their undeniable attraction intensifies, Elspeth is forced to face her darkest secret yet: the Nightmare is slowly, darkly, taking over her mind. And she might not be able to stop him.
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عرض الكل🪟4.25 stars🎴At first, it was like a low four, but after that ending? That ending bumped it up to a high four for me.🫰The magic system in this book is insanely good and creative and was so refreshing to read about... if the worldbuilding was not this good, I fear it would've been a weak 3 star.👍Writing, prose and pacing are all good!👎Would've liked more angst and emotional turmoil -- the ending was nice, but I wanted more throughout the book.👎The romance is a little rushed at first -- felt a bit underdeveloped -- but it does develop quite nicely. I wouldn't recommend the romance alone because their chemistry was a bit weak and it was insta-love on the male lead's side, but the book overall is very good.