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The Perilous Gard by Elizabeth Marie Pope
5.0
Kate Sutton is banished from the Queen's court and forced into house-arrest at a remote castle with Sir Geoffrey Heron as her guardian. There Kate hears wild rumors about fairy folk and dark magic in the forest and caves surrounding the castle. There is a holy well that seems to grant healing and good fortune to those who drop money into it, but a child was lost down the well and Sir Geoffrey and his brother Christopher warn Kate to stay away from the area. Despite their warnings, Kate begins to suspect that something evil is lurking about the castle and she starts to ask questions about the mysterious fairy folk. She learns of their terrible tradition to commit a human sacrifice in order to gather the power of a human life to sustain their spells.
I loved this book so much! The real history of 1558 is blended perfectly with legends of fairy folk. The plot leads you deeper and deeper into the mystery, weaving little details of 16th-century England into the overarching riddle of the fairy folk and their cruel customs. The pacing is quick and keeps you guessing about what is coming next.
Kate is an amazing character! She is very focused and intelligent, and she has this uncanny ability to look right through to the heart of a thing and tell the truth with startling clarity. She tackles the mystery with determination and fights with all her meager fortitude to save those she loves. It is really her mental fortitude that saves the day!
I loved the sweet romance, and it was perfectly clean. The best part was the way that Kate and her suitor have a mental connection that then develops into an emotional attachment as well. It's their intelligence and creativity that first brings them together.
The writing is so phenomenal! It really brings you down into the depths of the caves so that you feel the weight of the rock above you. The writing puts you right under the heavy branches of the oak trees in the wild forest, so that you can hear the wind rustling in the leaves. And it puts you right into Kate's head, feeling her passion and thinking her nimbly darting thoughts.
This is a book that you keep thinking about for many weeks after you have finished it.
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I loved this book so much! The real history of 1558 is blended perfectly with legends of fairy folk. The plot leads you deeper and deeper into the mystery, weaving little details of 16th-century England into the overarching riddle of the fairy folk and their cruel customs. The pacing is quick and keeps you guessing about what is coming next.
Kate is an amazing character! She is very focused and intelligent, and she has this uncanny ability to look right through to the heart of a thing and tell the truth with startling clarity. She tackles the mystery with determination and fights with all her meager fortitude to save those she loves. It is really her mental fortitude that saves the day!
I loved the sweet romance, and it was perfectly clean. The best part was the way that Kate and her suitor have a mental connection that then develops into an emotional attachment as well. It's their intelligence and creativity that first brings them together.
The writing is so phenomenal! It really brings you down into the depths of the caves so that you feel the weight of the rock above you. The writing puts you right under the heavy branches of the oak trees in the wild forest, so that you can hear the wind rustling in the leaves. And it puts you right into Kate's head, feeling her passion and thinking her nimbly darting thoughts.
This is a book that you keep thinking about for many weeks after you have finished it.
To see any sensitive content, check out the book on the Screen It First website! https://screenitfirst.com/book/the-perilous-gard-274702