Published by: 47North, June 28th 2016
Genre: Adult, Fantasy
Pages: 306
Format: Ebook
Maire is a baker with an extraordinary gift: she can infuse her treats with emotions and abilities, which are then passed on to those who eat them. She doesn’t know why she can do this and remembers nothing of who she is or where she came from.
When marauders raid her town, Maire is captured and sold to the eccentric Allemas, who enslaves her and demands that she produce sinister confections, including a witch’s gingerbread cottage, a living cookie boy, and size-altering cakes.
During her captivity, Maire is visited by Fyel, a ghostly being who is reluctant to reveal his connection to her. The more often they meet, the more her memories return, and she begins to piece together who and what she really is—as well as past mistakes that yield cosmic consequences.
From the author of The Paper Magician series comes a haunting and otherworldly tale of folly and consequence, forgiveness and redemption.
Just what I expected from Holmberg: sad and cute and clever. There's not much more I can say than those 3 words, but I'll try to.
I loved that baking is peppered through this book - it is adorable, seriously. And the attention to detail is stunning, especially when each ingredient gives an emotion to the confection. There was a bunch of stuff in this book I didn't predict, which is always nice, and great characters - which I've come to expect from Charlie N. Holmberg after having read three of her books. This book also has a great world which blends familiar culture with a trickle of magic.
There's couple things I didn't love. The beginning feels really disconnected with the rest of the book - who are the marauders, why do they need slaves, why did they destroy the village? And the end was just a bit too perfectly wrapped up for me. But really, they're little niggles.
A unique tale with a classic fairy tale feel and just the right blend of romance, fantasy, and secrets.
I loved that baking is peppered through this book - it is adorable, seriously. And the attention to detail is stunning, especially when each ingredient gives an emotion to the confection. There was a bunch of stuff in this book I didn't predict, which is always nice, and great characters - which I've come to expect from Charlie N. Holmberg after having read three of her books. This book also has a great world which blends familiar culture with a trickle of magic.
There's couple things I didn't love. The beginning feels really disconnected with the rest of the book - who are the marauders, why do they need slaves, why did they destroy the village? And the end was just a bit too perfectly wrapped up for me. But really, they're little niggles.
A unique tale with a classic fairy tale feel and just the right blend of romance, fantasy, and secrets.
Characters ★★★☆☆
Setting/world ★★★☆☆
Writing ★★★★☆
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