Seventeen-year-old Annabeth prefers the fantasy of her books and paintings to reality - because in reality, her mom is dead, and it was all her fault. She vows to make her dad’s life easier in return. But upon accompanying him to his friends secluded manor, he goes missing in the woods.
Annabeth suspects the manor’s heir Griffin knows more about the disappearance than he’s letting on. He’s irritable, removed, and he’s under police investigation for the mysterious “accidents” that keep happening at his family’s estate.
Annabeth fears her father isn’t lost, but rather a victim of something sinister. She launches her own investigation, tracing clues that whisper of myth and legend and death, until she stumbles upon a secret. One that some would die to protect, others would kill to expose - and which twists Annabeth’s fantasy and reality together in deadly new ways.
This is a contemporary fantasy which is not my normal cup of tea. This one intrigued me though with the irish folklore that it centers around this mysterious magical island Hy-Brasil, a place that once appeared on ancient maps somewhere west of Ireland. The book faced paced and centers largely around the disappearance of annabeth farther. I found that story focused way to much on this almost like the author used it as a crutch to bring out the different parts of the story and what really happened on Hy-Basil. The story is not terrible but since i more of a lover of high fantasy it dragged for me. Their is a nice swoony romance that blossoms between Griffin and Annabeth. All in all if you like a bit of mystery and less magic i say dive on in this one.
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