Books from the Backlog is a fun way to feature some of those neglected books sitting on your bookshelf unread. If you are anything like me, you might be surprised by some of the unread books hiding in your stacks.
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This week’s neglected book
One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig
Series: The Shepard King #1
Published by Orbit on Sep 27, 2022
Genres: Fiction / Fantasy / Dark Fantasy
Pages: 432
Source: Purchased
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THE FANTASY BOOKTOK SENSATION!
For fans of Uprooted and For the Wolf comes a dark, lushly gothic fantasy about a maiden who must unleash the monster within to save her kingdom—but the monster in her head isn't the only threat lurking.
Elspeth needs a monster. The monster might be her.
Elspeth Spindle needs more than luck to stay safe in the eerie, mist-locked kingdom she calls home—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 the kingdom of the dark magic infecting it. Except the highwayman just so happens to be the King’s own nephew, Captain of the Destriers…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.
Why did I add One Dark Window to my bookshelf?
I bought a copy of this book after hearing a lot of great things about it. I have always focused on books that I needed to review over those that I purchased on my own, so this book has sat on my shelf unread. I think that this may be the perfect time to finally pick it up and see what I think.
What are your thoughts? Have you read this book? Would you recommend it?
Oh nice! I FINALLY read this duology earlier this year! Rachel came to town and it was the motivation I needed to get going on it! Lol. I liked it, but I definitely liked the second book better! Hope you get around to reading it soon!
I haven’t read this one, but it does sound tempting!
I recognize the author but haven’t read any of her books. They seem to lean towards horror, some of them.
Ooh…this one does sound good.
I have not read this one.
I do the same thing on focusing on review books but am finally starting to make some progress. This one looks really good!
It was good!!