Of Beast and Burden

by Kelsey Kicklighter

Overview

For fans of SARAH J. MAAS, ELISE KOVA, and HOLLY BLACK comes an exciting new fantasy-romance based on Celtic lore. A fae girl with a human heart. A Seelie Queen with a penchant for stealing mortals. And an Unseelie King who must surrender his throne. On the coast of Georgia rests a small town where faeries still take changelings. Faye lost her mother to the Folk but has spent her whole life longing for a glimpse behind the veil.

When Faye finally finds her way in, she also discovers why the dark and alluring world of the Folk has always called to her: she's half faerie, and heiress to the Dark Court's throne.

When the rival court steals her best friend, Faye must claim the crown to save her. That means learning how to use her glamour so she can face three deadly trials and ensuring she doesn’t fall for the dark. brooding king she's meant to replace...or the nymph-turned-knight teaching her to fight.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781953539953
Publisher:	Parliament House Press
Publication date:	05/10/2022
Series:	Hollow and Hill , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	300
File size:	917 KB
Age Range:	16 - 18 Years

About the Author

Kelsey Kicklighter grew up in libraries. She built forts in the only section of her mother’s college library that was even vaguely set up for children: Non-fiction section 398.2. Fairy tales. She was raised in a small southern town on the coast of Georgia with an absurd amount of sisters, and misses midnight trips to the beach. She has an excessive amount of tattoos with plans for more and has never met a hair color she doesn’t like. She loves to read, grow things, and eats an unreasonable amount of jalapeños. She is a librarian living in another small town with the love of her life, their abnormally cute kid, two cats, and one three-legged dog. She writes stories for anyone who still believes in 398.2.

Editorial Reviews

06/27/2022

Eighteen-year-old cued-white Fayelynn has always ignored her Stillwater, Ga., town’s rules for interacting with fairy Folk (“lock the doors on solstice nights, never give your full name to strangers, and don’t walk through the woods after dark”). Having grown up on stories of Folk politics and factions, including the Seelie Court of the Light and the Unseelie’s Dark Court, Faye has always respected and been fascinated by them, even though she’s convinced they killed her mother. After two Folk—Seelie prince Kellan and Goblin King Gage—invite her to a revel, Faye discovers that she’s not human, despite her mortal upbringing. Instead, she’s the daughter of an infamous, deceased Folk king and the lost heir to the Unseelie throne, who has spent her entire life living under her father’s glamour. When her human cousin is abducted by the Seelie queen, Faye must master her newfound powers and usurp the Unseelie’s current king to rescue her. Bewitching Folk court society dynamics attend Faye’s exploration of her fairy history, and her slow-burning attraction to both Gage and her magic tutor, Isla, provides tantalizing romance. Kicklighter, making her debut, highlights traditional fairy folklore in portrayals that emphasize capricious natures and sinister magic in this darkly invigorating series opener. Ages 12–up. (May)

Publishers Weekly

Kicklighter...highlights traditional fairy folklore in portrayals that emphasize capricious natures and sinister magic in this darkly invigorating series opener. --Publisher's Weekly

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