Week 17 Review: A Sorceress Comes to Call

From Goodreads:

A dark retelling of the Brothers Grimm's Goose Girl, rife with secrets, murder, and forbidden magic

Cordelia knows her mother is unusual. Their house doesn't have any doors between rooms, and her mother doesn't allow Cordelia to have a single friend—unless you count Falada, her mother's beautiful white horse. The only time Cordelia feels truly free is on her daily rides with him. But more than simple eccentricity sets her mother apart. Other mothers don't force their daughters to be silent and motionless for hours, sometimes days, on end. Other mothers aren't sorcerers.

After a suspicious death in their small town, Cordelia's mother insists they leave in the middle of the night, riding away on Falada's sturdy back, leaving behind all Cordelia has ever known. They arrive at the remote country manor of a wealthy older man, the Squire, and his unwed sister, Hester. Cordelia's mother intends to lure the Squire into marriage, and Cordelia knows this can only be bad news for the bumbling gentleman and his kind, intelligent sister.

Hester sees the way Cordelia shrinks away from her mother, how the young girl sits eerily still at dinner every night. Hester knows that to save her brother from bewitchment and to rescue the terrified Cordelia, she will have to face down a wicked witch of the worst kind.

My Review:
I had such a fantastic time reading this book! I've really enjoyed T. Kingfisher's books before, and this one sounded like another great read! Which it absolutely was, I loved getting into this world, getting to know these characters and what they were facing! 

That beginning of this book, that's one of the most chilling openings I can think of. To have this powerful figure in your life, in this case her mom, who can control her body-that's such an awful concept. That she's had bladder issues, eye issues, because her mom is in control but isn't thinking about these things because it isn't her body? Horrid! 

That we get both Cordelia and Hester's perspective was really wonderful. Cordelia has been sheltered her whole life and doesn't really know how society works in reality, she knows the rules, but not how to put them in action. Whereas Hester is basically an old maid, she's had a good life, and knows there's danger in Cordelia's mom. I loved seeing the story come together.

This cast of characters, this world, and this story all came together for a really engaging read. I loved watching these characters learn more about what was going on with the magic, and how to deal with the problem that they're facing. And oh, but that ending was just a delight, where we left these characters. 

This was a really wonderful read and I can't wait to read more by T. Kingfisher! 

Author: T. Kingfisher 
Read: April 25th, 2024 
Source: NetGalley 
Reason Why: Love her writing and it sounded really great, and it's a SAC 2024 Book and a WoW Book! 
Publisher: Tor Books 
Expected Publication: August 6th 2024

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars