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One woman battles her own dark secrets—and the pull of her heart—in an award-winning supernatural thriller set in a mystical village.
Posing as a folklore tour guide, Valya Svetlova takes a group of American college students and their professor, Chris Waller, to her summer home in the village of Vishenky for a few nights of supernatural phenomena. She plays the perfect hostess, for Valya doesn’t want anyone to discover she harbors selfish motives when it comes to one participant—the only person who can refute a tale declaring her a stillborn resurrected by a paranormal entity.
Her nascent feelings toward the handsome professor inhibit her ability to control the supernatural manifestations and her inquisitive guests. When her unforeseen affection turns Chris into a target, Valya faces an excruciating reality. It’s no longer in her human power to ensure her guests’ safety. Yet to keep them alive, Valya must brush off her humanity and become the thing she fights so desperately to prove she is not—a soulless monster.
One woman battles her own dark secrets—and the pull of her heart—in an award-winning supernatural thriller set in a mystical village.
Posing as a folklore tour guide, Valya Svetlova takes a group of...
One woman battles her own dark secrets—and the pull of her heart—in an award-winning supernatural thriller set in a mystical village.
Posing as a folklore tour guide, Valya Svetlova takes a group of American college students and their professor, Chris Waller, to her summer home in the village of Vishenky for a few nights of supernatural phenomena. She plays the perfect hostess, for Valya doesn’t want anyone to discover she harbors selfish motives when it comes to one participant—the only person who can refute a tale declaring her a stillborn resurrected by a paranormal entity.
Her nascent feelings toward the handsome professor inhibit her ability to control the supernatural manifestations and her inquisitive guests. When her unforeseen affection turns Chris into a target, Valya faces an excruciating reality. It’s no longer in her human power to ensure her guests’ safety. Yet to keep them alive, Valya must brush off her humanity and become the thing she fights so desperately to prove she is not—a soulless monster.
I wasn’t sure what to expect from this book, but it really seemed like it would be interesting. I am happy to report it was success! The book was very interesting and had a unique plot, and I also found the writing to be excellent and very descriptive. At first, I wasn’t sure to think about Valya, but she became one of my favorite characters by the end of the book. The other characters were very real and interesting, too. There were a couple I couldn’t relate to, but I think that was more me than the author. I don’t want to say too much, but there was a character I wanted to strangle from time-to-time. So I will be completely fair in my review, I have to say I had a hard time in the beginning trying to remember names and who was who, and the book did seem to start a little slow. Thankfully, after the rocky beginning, I was able to get into it and enjoy it. I can’t wait for the next book to come out. I really recommend this book! Thanks to NetGalley and City Owl Press for the e-copy which I voluntarily reviewed.
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I wasn’t sure what to expect from this book, but it really seemed like it would be interesting. I am happy to report it was success! The book was very interesting and had a unique plot, and I also found the writing to be excellent and very descriptive. At first, I wasn’t sure to think about Valya, but she became one of my favorite characters by the end of the book. The other characters were very real and interesting, too. There were a couple I couldn’t relate to, but I think that was more me than the author. I don’t want to say too much, but there was a character I wanted to strangle from time-to-time. So I will be completely fair in my review, I have to say I had a hard time in the beginning trying to remember names and who was who, and the book did seem to start a little slow. Thankfully, after the rocky beginning, I was able to get into it and enjoy it. I can’t wait for the next book to come out. I really recommend this book! Thanks to NetGalley and City Owl Press for the e-copy which I voluntarily reviewed.
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