The Seventh Bride
by:
T. Kingfisher (author)
Rhea is an ordinary miller’s daughter, engaged to be married under suspicious circumstances to a man not of her choosing. He has unknown powers and a manor house full of mysterious women.Rhea has a hedgehog. It claims to be ordinary, but normal hedgehogs don’t act like that.It’s probably not...
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Rhea is an ordinary miller’s daughter, engaged to be married under suspicious circumstances to a man not of her choosing. He has unknown powers and a manor house full of mysterious women.Rhea has a hedgehog. It claims to be ordinary, but normal hedgehogs don’t act like that.It’s probably not going to be enough.
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Format: ebook
Edition language: English
I'm a total mess when it comes to curating my ereader. I check things out of the library and compulsively download books both profligately and promiscuously. I follow one link after another in search of books that might appeal, and almost never make note of how I ended up with that one thing on the ...
Rhea is fifteen and a commoner - a miller’s daughter. Then Lord Craven came to her home and wants her hand in marriage. No commoner could say no to a lord if even dared to try that person and probably his whole family would suffer dire consequences. Also Lord Craven is known to be a friend of the to...
Recently, I read another novella by this writer, Bryony and Roses, and loved it. My 4.5-star review is here. I didn’t like this story, The Seventh Bride, as much – it was darker, teetering on the edge between fantasy, fairy tale, and horror, but it was a good read all the same. The protagonist, fift...
Brilliant. Lovely little fantasy-fairytale story with a twist. Original. Talented artist, talented author and she has such a quirky sense of humour and odd way of looking at things.And I'm sooooooooooo glad she doesn't write never-ending series.
This review can also be found at Carole's Random LifeI ended up enjoying this book a lot. It had so much going for it and I loved the fairy tale quality that I found throughout the novel. I will admit that I was first drawn to this book simply because of the cover. Isn't the cover artwork great? ...
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