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Quite a page-turner, especially the last third, which turned very grim. Just brutal. In 13th century Bohemia, a 15-year-old girl known as Mouse saves the life of a young king, and the course of her life is changed. Part historical fiction, part slow-burn horror, with just a splash of fantasy (probably not the kind you are imagining). The ending definitely hooked me for the next book. And good god, I am glad I was not born in the medieval era. 4⭐

I'm not sure how to rate this. The subject matter is dark. Mouse is the girl who doesn't know who her parents are, but she's a healer and she sees people's souls, but doesn't see her own soul. The writing is good, if you like
stories of good and evil. I guess I'm just saying right now this book bothered me, but I finished it, and give it 3 ⭐️. A very interesting twist at the end. And this is first of a series #24B4Monday #readathon

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I can‘t recommend this one highly enough! The story is dark and captivating and Mouse is such a compelling heroine. I just stayed up most of the night tearing through the sequel!

I don't know what to do with my life now. #bookhangover #readathon

Congrats on your 50k litfluence, @readinginthedark ! Thanks for doing this giveaway! Both of these have been on my TBR for awhile. #tbrforthewin

Thank you @PandaPanda I love how soft the blanket is and it is in one of my favorite colors. The book looks great. I can't waite to read it 💙
#blanketandbookswap
@Tiffy_Reads @JoeStalksBeck

This was so good! At times scary and definitely dark throughout, I liked this so much more than I thought. Mouse was such a likeable heroine that you wanted to stay with her regardless of what she did (and she did a lot).

Lots of trigger warnings for this one so warnings there.

Loving this creepy book so far! #FirstLineofCurrentRead #AprilBookShowers @RealLifeReading

My #CheapThrills are definitely the library books that I am constantly getting. They also cause me a lot of anxiety though since I get too many out at once (this is only half the ones I have right now). #LyricalApril @Cinfhen

How I spent my Sunday afternoon. I'm really liking this

Chose this to broaden my historical fiction map. Medieval Bohemia isn't a common setting and Mouse isn't a common girl. A slow burn, there's an unexpected twist that arrives near the end; something not usually found in HistFic. Book 2 joins the world in 2017 and should be quite different. I really want to see where this goes.

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This takes a while to set the fuse but once set, it's a race to the finish with an explosion of an ending. 🐁
Sequel comes out Spring 2017.
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Despite the fact that I should like this book, I just couldn't bring myself to finish it. Every other library book on my TBR was calling me instead.

Carpenter's debut novel, set in 13th-century Bohemia, follows Mouse, a teenager grappling with supernatural gifts that are tied to her mysterious past. Historical fiction with strong fantasy/supernatural elements and draws attention to a somewhat neglected facet of medieval history.