The choosing begins right away and everyone knows that the Dragon will take beautiful, talented, sweet Kasia – and Agnieszka is distraught about it but is determined to stay strong for her friend. No one knows what happened to them while they were locked away in his tower. The women he takes come back but are so changed, they never stick around the village. So you can imagine how terrifying it would be to the dragon-born girls. This Dragon is a sorcerer, and he takes a girl every ten years for some purpose that remains a mystery to the townsfolk. But this Dragon isn’t the fire-breathing sort and the girl will not be thrown into his jaws. It’s a sort of sacrifice that the town agrees to make in order to stay alive. It means that when the time comes, the Dragon who protects their village from the corrupted Wood nearby will come to choose one girl as he does every ten years. She and her best friend Kasia are dragon-born. Del Ray | March, 2016 | Paperback | 438 ppĪgnieszka is a young woman who was born in the wrong year. It’s not a book you can easily glance over with these accolades. a Hugo Nomination for Best Novel in 2016, and a GoodReads Choice Award Nomination for Young Adult Fantasy and Science Fiction in 2015.

Uprooted is a standalone single novel first published in 2015 and has since won the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 2016. If you enjoyed Naomi Novik’s Uprooted and/or Shadow in the Looking Glass you need to read this book.Naomi Novik is the New York Times bestselling author of the Temeraire series. By the end of the story you will wish Book 2 was out already, because things can only get more interesting from here.įans of supernatural mysteries and dark fairytales will love this one. With each chapter the reader gets another tantalizing piece of the puzzle, but is left wanting more. I wanted to know more about the magical plague, Elspeth’s past and who the Nightmare was. Reading One Dark Window, I found myself wrapped up in the mystery of the story. Though perfect for spooky season, One Dark Window is more haunting than chilling so those like me who don’t have a tolerance for horror can still enjoy it. This is a take that wraps into you slowly and will stay with you for a while. I loved the Grimm-esque atmosphere of the story. One Dark Window can best be described as a dark fairytale. The conspiracy may cure her of her affliction or allow the Nightmare to take control for good. A chance encounter results in Elspeth becoming embroiled in a conspiracy headed by Ravyn, the nephew of the King. She also happens to be the host of a mysterious entity she calls the Nightmare. Elspeth harbors a dark secret, as a child she contracted a magical fever in a kingdom where the infection is punishable by death. One Dark Window is the story of Elspeth Spindle.

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