Her tears grant wishes. Her next tear will end her life.She didnt ask to be the Wishtress.Myrthe was born with the ability to turn her tears into wishes. But when a granted wish goes wrong, she is cursed: the next tear she sheds will kill her. She must travel to the Well to break the curse before it can claim her lifeand before the kings militairen find her. To survive the journey, Myrthe must harden her heart to keep herself from crying even a single tear.He can stop time with a snap of his fingers.Bastiaans powerfuland rareTalent came in handy when he kidnapped the old king. Now the new king has a job for him: find the Wishtress and deliver her to the schloss. But Bastiaan needs a wish of his own. He gains Myrthes trust by promising to take her to the Well, but once he gets what he needs, hell turn her in. As long as his growing feelings for the girl with a stone heart dont compromise him.Their quest can end only one way: with her death.Everyone seems to need a wishthe king, Myrthes cousin, the boy she thinks she loves. And theyre ready to bully, beg, and betray her for it. No one knows that to grant even one wish, Myrthe would pay with her life. And if she tells them about the curse . . . theyll just kill her anyway.A beautiful tale about self-worth, second chances, and mysterious enchantment. Kathryn Purdie, #1 New York Times bestselling authorExciting and clean YA fantasyStand-alone novelBook length: approximately 125,000 wordsIncludes discussion questions for book clubs

 

 

This book has been graded for interest at 13-18 years.

There are 464 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2022 by Thomas Nelson Publishers .

Nadine Brandes once spent four days as a sea cook in the name of book research. She is the author of Fawkes, Romanov, and the award-winning Out of Time Series. Her inner fangirl perks up at the mention of soul-talk, Quidditch, bookstagram, and Oreos. When she's not busy writing novels about bold living, she's adventuring through Middle Earth or taste-testing a new chai. Nadine, her Auror husband, and their Halfling son are building a Tiny House on wheels. Current mission: paint the world in shalom. Visit Nadine online at NadineBrandes. com; Instagram: NadineBrandes; YouTube: Nadine Brandes; Twitter: @NadineBrandes; Facebook: NadineBrandesAuthor.