Daughter of the Forest Published by Tor Books by Juliet Marillier
Series: Sevenwaters #1
on April 1, 1999
Genres: Fiction, Fantasy, Romance, Historical, YA, Retellings
Pages: 669
Source: Netgalley
Format: eBook
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A beautiful retelling of the Celtic "Swans" myth, Daughter of the Forest is a mixture of history and fantasy, myth and magic, legend and love... To reclaim the lives of her brothers, Sorcha leaves the only safe place she has ever known and embarks on a journey filled with pain, loss and terror. When she is kidnapped by enemy forces and taken to a foreign land, it seems that there will be no way for Sorcha to break the spell that condemns all that she loves. But magic knows no boundaries, and Sorcha will have to choose between the life she has always known and a love that comes only once.
I couldn’t put this book down… Which is saying a lot because this book is lengthy!
But, I’m absolutely floored with Sorcha and how amazing she is. She was strong, courageous and willing to do whatever it took to help her brothers… And she went through so much trauma.
Along the way, Sorcha meets up with three incredible assets to the story– Red, Ben, and John. From that point in the story I felt like maybe Sorcha would make it. Maybe she could survive everything that she’d gone through.
This story is a reimagining of “The Six Swans”. It’s brutal, it’s heartbreaking, and it shows the absolute best and worst that humanity has to offer. I’m only hoping the rest in the series are as great.
Keep in mind that there are rape and torture elements in this story.
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