Half a Soul
Howl's Moving Castle meets Bridgerton in this cosy Regency fantasy romance
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4.5 • 22 Ratings
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- £3.99
Publisher Description
'Whimsical but never frivolous, sweet but not sugary, deeply kind rather than merely nice. I loved it' Alix E. Harrow
It's difficult to find a husband in Regency England when you're a young lady with only half a soul.
Ever since she was cursed by a faerie, Theodora Ettings has had no sense of fear or embarrassment - a condition which makes her prone to accidental scandal. Dora hopes to be a quiet, sensible wallflower during the London Season - but when the strange, handsome and utterly uncouth Lord Sorcier discovers her condition, she is instead drawn into dangerous and peculiar faerie affairs.
If Dora's reputation can survive both her curse and her sudden connection with the least-liked man in all of high society, then she may yet reclaim her normal place in the world. . . but the longer Dora spends with Elias Wilder, the more she begins to suspect that one may indeed fall in love, even with only half a soul.
Bridgerton meets Howl's Moving Castle in this enchanting historical fantasy, where the only thing more meddlesome than faeries is a marriage-minded mother.
Pick up HALF A SOUL, and be stolen away into Olivia Atwater's charming, magical version of Regency England!
Praise for Olivia Atwater:
'A delightful, romantic romp that also deftly examines class and privilege, Half a Soul is the definition of a comfort read' Hannah Whitten author of For the Wolf
'Half a Soul is a perfect historical fantasy romance: warm, sparkling with magic, dangerous and delightful. I absolutely adored it.' Tasha Suri, author of The Jasmine Throne
'A hugely enjoyable take on the Regency. . . I wolfed this down with great pleasure.' KJ Charles
'Smart and subversive, these charming romances will ignite your heart - and your hope' Shelley Parker-Chan, author of She Who Became the Sun
'Whimsical, witty, and brimming over with charm. . . Dora and the Lord Sorcier have a place amongst my favourite fantasy romance couples ever' India Holton, author of The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels
'Half a Soul is exactly the comfort read we all need. This winsome, whimsical fantasy romance has much to say about privilege, justice, and the power of empathy, even as it sweeps you off your feet in the swooniest way possible' Megan Bannen, author of The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy
'A charming and original take on both the fae and the Regency fantasy genre, with plenty of humour and heart. I couldn't put it down.' Heather Fawcett, author of Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Atwater's sweet, low-stakes first Regency Faerie Tales romantic fantasy opens with Lord Hallowvale, a nobleman of the faerie world, stealing half of human Theodora "Dora" Eloisa Charity Ettings's soul. Lord Hallowvale whisks the half he's claimed off to the faerie world, leaving behind a Dora who is no longer capable of feeling the full range of human emotions. Believing Dora is cursed, her cousin Vanessa Ettings takes her to London to seek the help of the magic-wielding Lord Sorcier. While there, the cousins are thrust into high society, entering a glittering world of balls, tea parties, and betrothals. As Dora carves an opportunity for herself to work with the Lord Sorcier, together they discover a mysterious sleeping plague targeting the city's poor and vulnerable. Their investigation into this illness quickly supersedes the focus on breaking Dora's curse, and given how successful she is both professionally and romantically without it, readers will wonder why they should root for her soul to be restored at all. Atwater keeps things light and charming, meshing romance tropes with fairy tale elements, while not shying away from the darker side of Regency London. Readers are sure to be swept away.Correction: An earlier version of this review incorrectly stated this book was the third entry in a series.
Customer Reviews
LOVED it
This is the most enjoyable book I’ve read for ages. I love one off stories that don’t turn into a series - this is an anthology series. Such a good romance