By Kelly Bridgewater
She didn’t ask to be
the Wishtress.
Myrthe was born with
the ability to turn her tears into wishes. But when a granted wish goes wrong,
she is cursed: the next tear she sheds will kill her. To break the curse she
must travel to the Well before it claims her life—and before the king’s
militairen find her. To survive the journey, Myrthe will have to harden her
heart to keep herself from crying even a single tear.
He can stop time with
a snap of his fingers.
Bastiaan’s
powerful—and rare—Talent came in handy when he kidnapped the old king. Now the
new king has a job for him: find the Wishtress and deliver her to the schloss.
But Bastiaan needs a wish of his own. He gains Myrthe’s trust by promising to
take her to the Well, but once he gets what he needs, he’ll turn her in. As
long as his growing feelings for the girl with a stone heart don’t compromise
his job.
Their quest can end
only one way: with her death.
Everyone seems to
need a wish—the king, Myrthe’s cousin, the boy she thinks she loves. And
they’re ready to bully, beg, and betray her for it. No one knows that to grant
even one wish, Myrthe would pay with her life. And if she tells them about the
curse . . . they’ll just kill her anyway.
My
Thoughts:
Wishtress by Nadine Brandes is a magical tale with a battle
between Talents and Banes that creates a massive rift in a kingdom. While it
takes a while for the story to get moving, once it does, it becomes a
delightful masterpiece of a tale. The plot features different characters all
trying to visit the well where they can obtain their talents or figure out how
to save the kingdom with their talents. Many journeys, trials, and perils await
each individual character as they travel to the well. The plot reminded me a
lot of The Canterbury Tales by Chaucer. Each character on their own
journey, and readers are introduced to their struggles either internally or
externally. Whereas, each character is discovering themselves, Myrthe also has
a little bit of struggle with learning to trust others and learning to discover
what love is and how it will affect her future. Since this is a fantasy novel,
the setting is different, but also, pretty familiar to readers of the Medieval
time period. Story rings true with the setting and the actions that occur to
the characters. Overall, Wishtress by Nadine Brandes is a talented book
full of mystery and danger. The story ends in a cliffhanger, so I hope that
means that their will be another books to join these characters on another
journey.
I received a
complimentary copy of Wishtress by Nadine Brandes from Thomas Nelson Publishing,
but the opinions stated are all my own.
My
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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