Cerys is forced on the run, her only companions the small fox from the garden, a strange and powerful bear, and the magic in her veins. The most danger she faces now, as a gardener’s daughter, is the annoying fox who stalks the royal gardens and won’t leave her alone.Īs a new queen is crowned, however, things long hidden in the woods descend on the kingdom itself. Now Cerys carries a small bit of the curse-the magic-in her blood, a reminder of the day she lost everything. Cerys knows this all too well: when she was young, she barely escaped as the woods killed her friends and her mother. But as Aloriya prospered, the woods grew dark, cursed, and forbidden. It has been this way for hundreds of years, since the first king made a bargain with the Lady who ruled the forest that borders the kingdom. Here there are no droughts, disease, or famine, and peace is everlasting. ‘Cerys is safe in the kingdom of Aloriya. Also if you love foxes, more on that later… If you love original fairytale stories, this is one you need to check out. It looked like a fairytale based book with the fox and crown on the cover though and well, that’s pretty much spot on. I’ll be honest, other than it being a book by Ashley Poston with a beautiful cover, I didn’t know that much about it. Okay if you’re new here… I adore Ashley Poston’s works and I was dying to read this, so I was happy when Amy bought it me for my birthday last December!

Among beasts and briars