Her family has kept her hidden to keep her out of danger though so she is very sheltered. Liora has a very interesting and unique power, she is as bright as a star but she doesn’t know much about her powers at all.

Also the premise of the story sounded so unique! It’s not colorful, but I love the aesthetic of it. I definitely requested this from NetGalley because of the cover. But the greatest danger she’ll face is yet to come, for Darius has plans in motion that will cause the world to fall into chaos–and Liora and Evran may be the only ones who can stop him. To find Evran and to save her sister, Liora must embrace the power she has always feared. To make matters worse, Evran, Liora’s childhood friend and the only one who knows her secret, goes missing following Darius’s visit, leaving her without anyone to turn to. Instead, he demands that her younger sister return to the capital with him. But when her worst nightmare comes to pass, Darius doesn’t take her.

Liora has spent her life in hiding, knowing discovery could mean falling prey to the king’s warlock, Darius, who uses mages’ magic to grow his own power. Thank you to Inkyard Press for giving me a chance to read this eARC in exchange for an honest review!įrom the author of Crown of Coral and Pearl comes an immersive new fantasy about a witch who must learn to harness her power–or risk losing her loved ones forever. She knows she is supposed to leave him to his fate, but, instead, she betrays her family, her best friend, and her whole community by helping nurse the young man, Jaren, back to health, understanding that discovery could lead to unthinkable consequences for both of them.Īs they grow closer, Leelo and Jaren discover that not all danger comes from beyond the lake-and they can only survive if Leelo is willing to question the very fabric of her society, her people, and herself.Categories: Fantasy, Young Adult, Romanceĭisclaimer: **I received this book free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Then comes the day that Leelo sees a young outsider on the verge of drowning in the lake. But as much as Leelo cares for her community, she struggles with the knowledge that her brother will be exiled and forced to live with the outsiders unless he gains enchantment powers before his next birthday. Leelo has spent her whole life on Endla, coexisting with the bloodthirsty forest and respecting the poisonous lake that protects her island from outsiders who seek to destroy it. Is everything the elders taught her of outsiders true, or is there something more sinister surrounding their island than its poisonous waters? The Grace Year meets The Devouring Gray in Mara Rutherford’s atmospheric new fantasy The Poison Season, which follows a girl who unintentionally draws a stranger to her island with her magic, leaving her with a choice-rescue him from the lake, or risk betraying her insulated community’s safety and customs.

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