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Five girls are chosen each year, supposedly for great things, but they are never seen again. Snow knows that's not good because her aunt Lyric, murderer and usurper, is the Witch Queen of Cresilea. Snow lives with the ex guard who rescued her and ruined her face to make her unrecognisable. She knows she should keep her head down, but when the choosing comes around she catches the eye of the Hunter and the story begins. She's taken to the castle where Lyric begins to train the chosen girls in the use of magic, but things are not what they seem. There are lots of intersections with different fairytales, Snow White and Rose Red being the obvious one, but also expect dwarves, fae, a magic mirror etc. There's also a romance. I enjoyed this while I was reading it, but found it didn't stay with me beyond the last page. Review copy via NetGalley.Five girls are chosen each year, supposedly for great things, but they are never seen again. Snow knows that's not good because her aunt Lyric, murderer and usurper, is the Witch Queen of Cresilea. Snow lives with the ex guard who rescued her and ruined her face to make her unrecognisable. She knows she should keep her head down, but when the choosing comes around she catches the eye of the Hunter and the story begins. She's taken to the castle where Lyric begins to train the chosen girls in the use of magic, but things are not what they seem. There are lots of intersections with different fairytales, Snow White and Rose Red being the obvious one, but also expect dwarves, fae, a magic mirror etc. There's also a romance. I enjoyed this while I was reading it, but found it didn't stay with me beyond the last page. Review copy via NetGalley.
