Midsommar meets The Shadows Between Us in this alluring mash-up of horror and fairy tale
from New York Times bestselling author Madeleine Roux where a girl must embark on a
harrowing journey through a deadly forest filled with otherworldly creatures supernatural
forces and one maniacal villain who will stop at nothing to bring her down. For as long as
she can remember Valla’s been told her beauty would give her a life most people only dreamed
of. So when the mysterious Count Leonid calls on her to be his betrothed Valla jumps at the
chance to leave her small bleak village. The only thing standing in her way? The journey
through the dangerous Gottyar Wood that many don’t survive. Filled with deadly and cunning
creatures the Gottyar immediately delivers on its reputation with an attack that leaves Valla
injured her face torn to shreds. Barely making it to the castle in one piece Valla is
relieved to finally be safe. But things have changed. Valla’s face is no longer beautiful. And
the Count is not happy…Valla thought making it through the Gottyar was a victory but when she
sees what awaits beyond the palace walls the true battle begins. In this ruthlessly
female-forward narrative that borrows from the best of horror fairy tales and folklore a
chewed-up-and-spit-out heroine must lean on the brutality of nature and her biggest fears in
order to win back what’s she's been robbed of: her life.
