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Origins of Desire in Orchid Fens
Origins of Desire in Orchid Fens | Lynn Hutchinson Lee
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Orchid Lovell is a young Romani woman haunted by a fear of being found out. Her family has been chased out of town before. After settling in a seemingly idyllic northern mining town that she soon understands as rife with unseen violence, (…more)
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Orchid has settled in a new town as her mother recovers from cancer. She‘s got a job tending the orchids & a new husband. But there‘s something lurking in the rivers, looking for revenge.

This novella felt like prose poetry, & I loved it. The real life horror of abusive, power hungry men paired w/ mythological creatures waiting was so well done. I would have loved for this to be expanded a bit more as the resolution felt a bit abrupt.🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗

BookmarkTavern Release Date: April 22nd, 2025 #ARC #NetGalley CW 👇🏻 (edited) 2w
BookmarkTavern General warning for references to domestic abuse, self harm, infidelity 2w
dabbe I have the same Kindle cover! 🤩 2w
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