I’ve started The Toll House which I received in the first gift. The unsettling vibes are there immediately as we are moved between past and present. That house is not for me…. But I also wonder if the author will keep the same intense vibe throughout the book and if that is even possible.
This time I got an English Blend tea, cherry jam and the book Barrow of winter by H. M. Long. This is book 3 in The Four Pillars series which I haven’t heard of before. I believe this is a standalone book but I’m not sure. Have you read any of the books?
“In Duamel, Thray’s demi-god siblings rule under the northern lights, worshipped by arcane cults. An endless winter night cloaks the land, giving rise to strange beasts, terrible storms and a growing, desperate hunger. The people of Duamel teeter on the edge of violence, and Thray’s siblings, powerful and deathless, stand with them on the brink.
Thray is the Last Daughter of Winter, half immortal and haunted by the legacy of her blood. When offered a chance to visit the northern land of Duamel, where her father once ruled, she can’t refuse – even if it means lying to the priesthood she serves and the man she loves.
To earn her siblings’ trust and find the answers she seeks, Thray will have to weather assassinations, conspiracies and icy wastelands. And as her siblings turn their gaze towards the warmer, brighter land she calls home, she must harness her own feral power and decide where her loyalties lie.
Because when the spring winds blow and the ice breaks up, the sons and daughters of Winter will bring her homeland to its knees.”