
Where the Dark Stands Still
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Narrado por:
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Ola Forman
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A. B. Poranek
A New York Times bestseller
A girl with dangerous magic makes a risky bargain with a demon to be free of her monstrous power in this “dark, devastating, and gothic” (Kirkus Reviews) young adult fantasy perfect for fans of An Enchantment of Ravens and House of Salt and Sorrows.
Liska knows that magic is monstrous, and its practitioners are monsters. She has done everything possible to suppress her own magic, to disastrous consequences. Desperate to be free of it, Liska flees her small village and delves into the dangerous, demon-inhabited spirit-wood to steal a mythical fern flower. If she plucks it, she can use its one wish to banish her powers. Everyone who has sought the fern flower has fallen prey to unknown horrors, so when Liska is caught by the demon warden of the wood—called The Leszy—a bargain seems better than death: one year of servitude in exchange for the fern flower and its wish.
Whisked away to The Leszy’s crumbling manor, Liska soon makes an unsettling discovery: she is not the first person to strike this bargain, and all her predecessors have mysteriously vanished. If Liska wants to survive the year and return home, she must unravel her taciturn host’s spool of secrets and face the ghosts—figurative and literal—of his past. Because something wakes in the woods, something deadly and without mercy. It frightens even The Leszy…and cannot be defeated unless Liska embraces the monster she’s always feared becoming.
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What was that ending?!
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The narrator did an excellent job! The names (while reading) were hard for me to know how to pronounce quickly, and the narrator did an excellent job! She did good animating each of the characters. My favorite voice she did by far was the one for the character names Jaga.
This book had so many characters that I fell in love with. Each character had their own endearing personality. As I read, I kept trying to guess what would happen—what the outcome would be, but I was never able to actually guess.
My heart really did stand still near the end of this story. (I don’t want to reveal why or tell any spoilers)! I really really hope you read this book and enjoy it as much as I did. I’m left wanting more! I’m really hoping there will be a second book. The end wraps things up well, but I’m still dying to know more!
A wonderful hidden gem! Please give it a go!
My heart stood still at the end!!
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Compelling
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Enchanting
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beloved
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This standalone, debut YA fantasy with folklore, demons, witchcraft, and sentient houses was such a charming read. I deeply enjoyed the references to Polish folklore that are woven through the story. The story follows Liskia, the determined but broken female main character, who is set on ridding herself of her magic. She ties herself to the forest demon, the Leksy, for a year of servitude, who promises to take away her magic.. Over the course of the year, Liskia and the Leksy grow close as Liskia attempts to free her magic.
The characters, especially Liska, are so easy to love and the Leksy is a really solid fantasy love interest/morally grey character. The author is able to bring to life not only the characters but the setting - specifically the house and the woods!
Here is the thing, I just had a fantastic time reading this book. It has everything you will want - the plot was developed, there was some romance, a found family, a mesmerizing setting, a determined female protagonist, and a devastating ending. Truly the ending made me sob and it felt just perfect. The “big reveal” and the last part of the book felt a little rushed but honestly, this book was excellent and I will definitely be on the look out for this author’s next book!
A charming YA fantasy
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Amazing and bittersweet
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Contains:
-Violence
-Death
-Trauma
-Implied Sexual Content
Whimsically Dark Standalone
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It was beautiful and complicated SPOILERS!!!!
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2.8/5
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