Spells for Forgetting
the spellbinding magical mystery, full of first love, folklore and secrets
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4.4 • 11 Ratings
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
'Spellbinding' JODI PICOULT
'Bewitching' REBECCA ROSS
'Exquisite' STEPHANIE GARBER
'Captivating' SUE LYNN TAN
'There were tales that only the island knew. Ones that had never been told. I knew, because I was one of them'
Emery Blackwood's life was forever changed on the eve of her high school graduation, when the love of her life, August Salt, was accused of murdering her best friend, Lily. She'd once dreamt of running away with August, eager to escape the misty, remote shores of Saoirse Island and chase new dreams together.
Now, she is doing what her teenage self swore she never would: living a quiet existence among this tight-knit community steeped in folklore and tradition, ruled by the seasons and ancient superstitions.
But when August returns after fourteen years to bury his mother's ashes, Emery must confront her first love and the reason he left so abruptly. But the town wants August gone again.
And as the island begins to show signs of strange happenings, the emergence of deep betrayals and hidden promises threatens to reveal the truth behind Lily's death once and for all.
Readers love Spells for Forgetting
'A beautifully dark tale of magic and love' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ READER REVIEW
'Had me hooked from the start' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ READER REVIEW
'I adored this book' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ READER REVIEW
'Magical and mysterious and addictive' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ READER REVIEW
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In Young's atmospheric adult debut (after the Fable YA duology), "deep magic" runs in the women of Saoirse, a fictional island in Puget Sound. After high school graduation, Emery Blackwood hopes to move away with her boyfriend, August Salt, but when the island's orchard burns to the ground on the same night that Emery's best friend, Lily Morgan, is mysteriously killed, their plans to leave the next morning are aborted. All signs point to August as the culprit behind Lily's death, but there's not enough evidence to charge him, and he and his mother flee Saoirse, leaving Emery to take over her family's tea shop, which dispenses "mystical brews" to help with love and luck. Now, 14 years later, August returns to Saoirse to bury his mother and sell her cottage. August's return raises questions about what actually happened all those years ago, and it appears every islander is hiding a piece of the puzzle. The plot is convoluted, but Young entrances with the island's witchy vibes, and makes palpable the unfinished childhood love story between Emery and August, which comes back to life after his return. Despite the bumps, Young casts a spell that will keep readers turning the pages. Barbara Poelle, Irene Goodman Literary.
