As the last child in a family of daughters, seventeen-year-old Janneke was raised to be the male heir. While her sisters were becoming wives and mothers, she was taught to hunt, track, and fight. On the day her village was burned to the ground, Janneke - as the only survivor - was taken captive by the malicious Lydian and eventually sent to work for his nephew Soren.
Janneke’s survival in the court of merciless monsters has come at the cost of her connection to the human world. And when the Goblin King’s death ignites an ancient hunt for the next king, Soren senses an opportunity for her to finally fully accept the ways of the brutal Permafrost. But every action he takes to bring her deeper into his world only shows him that a little humanity isn’t bad - especially when it comes to those you care about.
Through every battle they survive, Janneke’s loyalty to Soren deepens even as she tries to fight her growing attraction to him. After dangerous truths are revealed, Janneke must choose between holding on or letting go of her last connections to a world she no longer belongs to. She must make the right choice to save the only thing keeping both worlds from crumbling.
This is a amazing fantasy that takes the tales of Goblins and changeling and adds in some fantastic elements like a hunt/quest. Our main character was stolen from the human world a 100 years ago and she has live with goblins ever since. She was a thrall to one Goblin who treated her very harsh and that where some of the triggers the author speaks of come into play. Then she becomes the thrall of Soren and then she thrown into the hunt for the stag which will determine the fate of the Goblin world. The entire time she lived with Goblins she dreamed of going home and living among humans again. Over the course of the book she has to come to terms with the fact that they may never be possible. IT been a hundred years i think that would make it difficult in of itself. All in all their some very emotional parts to this story and the author has some great action sequences in their as well. It a very dark read but if you loved winter song i think you will enjoy this one.
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