A Spell for Heartsickness (The Rune Tithe #1)
Alistair Reeves
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
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· 16 ratings · 334 pages · Published: 15 Oct 2024
Witch Briar Wyngrave’s time is limited. The wasting curse that killed his mother is coming for him too, consuming his magic bit by bit. At least he’ll have the chance to make his name as a magical fashion designer with an elite placement in Pentawynn, the country’s glittering capital, after graduation. Until, that is, a prophecy sends him to the remote island of Coill Darragh instead, in search of a predestined lover with a mysterious mask.
When Briar arrives with his grumpy magpie familiar, Vatii, he finds an unwelcoming town, a murdered poltergeist named Gretchen in his apartment, and a handsome alderman named Rowan with a haunting scar. He also gets pulled into the mysterious magic of the darkly enchanted forest that surrounds the town and seems to have something to do with his curse . . . As if all that weren’t enough, famous witch Linden Fairchild has come to town, complete with a charismatic smile, an unreadable aura, and a surefire plan to cure curses.
How’s a cursed witch to know which enchanting man is his destiny? And can Briar possibly make an impact as a magical fashion designer in this tiny town? One thing is a witch’s magic requires a tithe—a berry, a feather, a cut into flesh—and Coill Darragh may take tithes Briar isn’t ready to give . . .
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- suspense 4
- angst 4
- caretaking 4
- height difference 4
- friends with benefits 4
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- male pov 4
- third person pov 4
- urban fantasy 3
- class difference 3
- hurt/comfort 3
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- terminal illness 4
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The 'The Rune Tithe' series
4.36 · 16 ratings
fantasy · other-man-woman · queer · caretaking · mystery · humor · abuse-non-mc · length-medium · open-door · angst · disabilities and marks · abuse · terminal-illness · love triangle · death · magic · mental-trauma · sunny hero · betrayal · horror
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