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Black Spring
Black Spring | Alison Croggon
3 posts | 4 read | 5 to read
Inspired by the gothic classic Wuthering Heights, this stunning new fantasy from the author of the Books of Pellinor is a fiercely romantic tale of betrayal and vengeance. In a savage land sustained by wizardry and ruled by vendetta, Lina is the enchanting but willful daughter of a village lord. She and her childhood companion, Damek, have grown up privileged and spoiled, and they’re devoted to each other to the point of obsession. But Lina’s violet eyes betray her for a witch, and witches are not tolerated in a brutally patriarchal society. Her rank protects her from persecution, but it cannot protect her from tragedy and heartbreak. An innocent visitor stands witness to the devastation that ensues as destructive longing unleashes Lina’s wrath, and with it her forbidden power. Whether drawn by the romantic, the magical, or the gothic, readers will be irresistibly compelled by the passion of this tragic tale.
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audraelizabeth
Black Spring | Alison Croggon
Bailedbailed

The description made this sound so good. I just couldnt get into it, the main character seemed so judgemental. Premise was great, excecution was flawed.
#readharder2020 a horror book published by an indie press
#mmd a book outside my genre comfort zone
#beatthebacklist book 18

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audraelizabeth
Black Spring | Alison Croggon

Im really struggling with this one. Its not awful but its not great and im not getting into it like i do other books. Should I bail or stick it out? Ive read about 20 pages.

RamsFan1963 @audraelizabeth Give it another 10-15 pages, if you still feel the same, then bail the @#$% out. Life's too short, and your TBR piles too high, to waste time on a bad book. 5y
audraelizabeth @RamsFan1963 Thanks, your 100% right, im only planning on reading over 100 books this year. 5y
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Lyssa131330
Black Spring | Alison Croggon
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Panpan

I‘m not sure how a retelling of Wuthering Heights with witches and wizards managed to be boring but there you go. I finished, but it was a struggle