To Drown a Witch
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Publisher Description
A criminal and a royal guard are drawn into the hunt for a dangerous witch—and an unexpected romance—in this YA enemies-to-lovers romantasy, perfect for fans of Heartless Hunter.
In Gadore, the Witch is feared above all else. Reborn into each generation, she is the only person with magic running innately through her veins, able to wield that magic with a single thought.
So when guards across the city begin to drop dead, gruesomely murdered by violent and vicious magic, everyone knows the Witch has returned—and no one will be safe until she’s killed.
Toran is the Prince’s Crown, the most highly skilled fighter in the King’s Guard. Tasked with the responsibility of leading the hunt for the Witch, Toran tries to focus on his assignment to forget the ghosts of his past. And after he learns of Nes, a thief with an uncanny ability to sniff out magic, he forcibly recruits her into joining his hunt.
As the two face deadly magic and otherworldly threats, their mutual dislike soon turns to something more electric, and they find themselves drawn to each other in ways they’d never imagined. But the Witch is always a step ahead of them, and with bodies piling up, secrets threaten to come to light—secrets that could destroy everything from the fragile trust between them to the very city of Gadore itself.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Debut author Olsson draws on the history of the Salem witch trials to conjure an enticing fantasy series launch. The trees of the Kingdom of Orlonea are filled with magic and thus heavily guarded, as physically consuming the arboreal power is illegal. Though ingesting pure magic is lethal, diluted magic can imbue individuals with immense power, something that financially downtrodden residents of the Ditch yearn for. Nineteen-year-old Nes Deivana doesn't need to consume magic to gain power—she was born with innate abilities, just like the infamous Witch, feared by the kingdom for centuries. As women throughout the kingdom are increasingly accused of witchcraft and drowned in the Witch's Well, Nes keeps her magic concealed while working as a covert bounty hunter for Ditch underlord Phineas, using her abilities to gather diluted magic users as fighters at Phineas's brawlhouse. When Crown Prince Toran realizes that Nes can sense magic within others, he recruits her help in hunting down the Witch, a summons she accepts in the hopes that she can use his power for her own gain, even at the cost of revealing her identity. White-cued Nes and Toran's richly developed enemies-to-lovers romance adds sizzling intrigue to a sprawling exploit that includes adroit commentary surrounding patriarchal societies. Ages 16–up.
