It’s up to her to find the legendary Lady of the Wilds and beg for a way to save her home.īut the road is darker and more dangerous than she knows, and as secrets from the past are uncovered amid the teeth and roots of the forest, it’s going to take everything she has just to survive. 20, 2020 A lowly gardener’s daughter enters the cursed Wildwood to save her kingdom. READ REVIEW 4 AMONG THE BEASTS & BRIARS by Ashley Poston RELEASE DATE: Oct. Here there are no droughts, disease, or famine, and peace is everlasting. There is a magic crown, a cursed wood, some magic powers, and an adorable fox and a bear for companions. Cerys is forced on the run, her only companions a small and irritating fox from the royal garden and the magic in her veins. AMONG THE BEASTS & BRIARS Kirkus Reviews A deliciously dark coming-of-age fairy tale brimming with magic, monsters, and hope. Among the Beasts & Briars Read-iculously Low Prices Among the Beasts & Briars by Poston, Ashley Hardcover Product Type: Bargain Books Price: 9.29 List price: 17.99 Save 48 Available: 25+ Quantity: Add to Cart copies bought in the last week About Cerys is safe in the Kingdom of Aloriya. Among the Beast and Briars was a lovely fantasy read, and I hope there is more written in this world. Now Cerys carries a small bit of the curse - the magic - in her blood, a reminder of the day she lost everything.Īs a new queen is crowned, however, things long hidden in the woods descend on the kingdom itself. But as Aloriya prospered, the woods grew dark, cursed, and forbidden.Ĭerys knows this all too well: When she was young, she barely escaped as the woods killed her friends and her mother.

It has been this way for hundreds of years, since the first king made a bargain with the Lady who ruled the forest that borders the kingdom. Among the Beasts and Briars is an interesting retelling of Sleeping Beauty that follows not a princess, but the royal gardener’s daughter named Cerys on a quest to save not only the people she loves, but also the entire kingdom from an ancient curse. Here there are no droughts, disease, or famine, and peace is everlasting. Among the Beasts & Briars Paperback Maby Ashley Poston (Author) 508 ratings Editors' pick Best Science Fiction & Fantasy See all formats and editions Kindle 10.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 14.69 Other new, used and collectible from 2.

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