The Seawomen by Chloe Timms 5 out of 5 Synopsis Esta has known nothing but Eden's Isle her whole life. Raised by her grandmother, after a fire claimed her parents and scarred her face, she's instructed to piety, to deference, and acquiescence by a religious society that will not suffer anything else. Cut off from the moral iniquity of the mainland, the island believes it can stay free of the Seawomen - creatures from the water that came upon land to corrupt God's creation and Man. The inhabitants fear the water and believe the only way to remain virtuous is to never enter it, and for the women to conceive within 12 months of their appointed motheryear. If they do not conceive, they're cast back into the ocean as a sacrifice in an act called the Untethering. Esta witnesses such an act as a child. Her childhood growing up on the island is fraught with tension as she comes to the terms with the prohibitive malaise of the culture she finds herself in. Before long, she gets ...
Welcome to the Northern Witch's Book Blog. I came across Trick or Treat Reads that was set up by Patricia Lynne (YA/NA author) , and the idea is that you can jump from blog to blog and pick up free books. This is just like trick-or-treating, but better! Let's face it, sweets are delicious bad for you; books are awesome; and honestly, once you get to a certain age it is frowned upon to go asking your neighbours for sweets. So, as much as I'd like to give you a trick option, let's get onto the treats:
First of all, I would like to say thank you to Debdatta for allowing me to be a part of this year's "Spread Some Indie Love Blog Hop" ((Make sure you check out the other Blog Hop Hosts for more reviews and giveaways at the end of this post)) I love Indie books. But I'm kinda guessing you figured that out with my Indie book blog. Those of you who have visited The Northern Witch's Books before, welcome back. And those of you here for the first time, welcome - I heavily recommend you stalk a few of my pages and posts, it will give me an opportunity to scare you away with Briticisms and my terrible sense of humour.
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