“'Nothing is free. Nothing is safe. Magic always comes at a cost.”

In Kingdom of Blunder magic is considered a dangerous disease. Because of that anyone infected with it is done for. Elspeth has been infected at a very young age and since then a monster, whom she calls nightmare, is trapped in her head. Trying her very best to keep her secret hidden things get complicated when she suddenly finds herself joining a dangerous quest. It’s up to her to fix the world from the curse by finding all existing Providence Cards.

This book really took me by surprise. One Dark Window had misty forests, dark magic, mystical providence cards (similar to tarot cards), gothic vibes, enemies to lovers, fake dating and an interesting monster. Gillig describes the monster in the accompanying message for Fairyloot October: “More than once, I’ve wished there was a monster in my head, telling me it was all right, breaking things, so I created one.”
And breaking the rules clearly delivers an enticing novel. Because it had all the elements for a good young adult. It was thrilling it had a lovely romance (quite spicy at some point so doubting the young adult classification) forests and a dangerous quest.

Some might say that this book has been done numerous of times. That it wasn’t that surprising or original. And while I get that this isn’t fairly new, I did really enjoy it. Sometimes a book don’t need to be new or original. I just needs to be enjoyable and nicely written. And in that this book really delivered.