Wren never went, however, and after a mysterious plague tears through the land, Tamsin and Wren head off on a quest to find the dark witch responsible for the plague–with the intent to stop her. She’s devoted her life to taking care of her sick father, despite she herself bei ng what’s called a “source.” Sources amplify a witch’s magic and are welcome to the witchlands. Wren, meanwhile, is full of emotion and anxiety. As a result of this destructive spell, Tamsin is cursed never to love again.
Tamsin was exiled from Within–the witchlands–to the village when she was twelve because of a spell gone horribly wrong. This novel follows two different teenage girls: Tamsin, the village witch, and Wren, the lonely only child of a sick farmer. I don’t know if this is intentional on Tooley’s part, but regardless of intent, I loved Sweet and Bitter Magic. Read a little closer and you’ll find a whimsical tale of magic and first love, sprinkled with the sort of classic fantasy tropes you’d see in a fantasy film from the 80s.
At first blush, this book isn’t much more than your standard YA fantasy about witches. Sweet and Bitter Magic is Adrienne Tooley’s debut YA LGBTQIA fantasy novel, and if this book is any indication of what’s to come from Tooley’s career, I can’t wait to see where it goes. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.SWEET AND BITTER MAGIC by ADRIENNE TOOLEY Of course, love bargains are a tricky thing, and these two have a long, perilous journey ahead of them-that is, if they don't kill each other first. To save him, Wren proposes a bargain: if Tamsin will help her catch the dark witch responsible for creating the plague, then Wren will give Tamsin her love for her father. When a magical plague ravages the queendom, Wren's father falls victim. Sources are required to train with the Coven as soon as they discover their abilities, but Wren-the only caretaker to her ailing father-has spent her life hiding her secret. Wren is a source-a rare kind of person who is made of magic, despite being unable to use it herself. The only way she can get those feelings back-even for just a little while-is to steal love from others. But after committing the worst magical sin, she's exiled by the ruling Coven and cursed with the inability to love. Tamsin is the most powerful witch of her generation. In this charming debut fantasy perfect for fans of Sorcery of Thorns and Girls of Paper and Fire, a witch cursed to never love meets a girl hiding her own dangerous magic, and the two strike a dangerous bargain to save their queendom.
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