Persephone May has been alone her entire life. Abandoned as an infant and dragged through the foster care system, she wants nothing more than to belong somewhere. To someone. However, Persephone is as strange as she is lonely. Unexplainable things happen when she’s around—changes in weather, inanimate objects taking flight—and those who seek to bring her into their family quickly cast her out. To cope, she never gets attached, never makes friends. And she certainly never dates. Working odd jobs and always keeping her suitcases half-packed, Persephone is used to moving around, leaving one town for another when curiosity over her eccentric behavior inevitably draws unwanted attention.
After an accidental and very public display of power, Persephone knows it’s time to move on once again. It’s lucky, then, when she receives an email from the one friend she’s managed to keep, inviting her to the elusive Wile Isle. The timing couldn’t be more perfect. However, upon arrival, Persephone quickly discovers that Wile is no ordinary island. In fact, it just might hold the very things she’s been searching for her entire life.
Answers. Family. Home.
And some things she did not want. Like 100-year-old curses and an even older family feud. With the clock running out, love might be the magic that saves them all.
But things feel different here, she can actually maintain eye contact with Hyacinth Ever without her going crazy. But there are secrets to be discovered and a curse that needs to be broken.
Persephone has always wanted a family, a sense of belonging, love and now it's within her grasp. But sometimes, the things we want most are the things that need to be given up.
This magical, thrilling story is about history, jealousy, a curse, family and most of all love. I was enchanted from the first page and found it hard to put down. You should definitely pick this up today.
Thank you to Netgalley and St. Martin's Press for the opportunity to review this.
