Nightshade and Oak
Molly O'Neill
Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars
5.00
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Behind closed doors [?]
· 1 rating · 315 pages · Published: 03 Feb 2026
★ "Yet another excellent story rooted in the folklore of the British isles, this one charged with queer love." – Booklist (starred review)
When Malt, the goddess of death, is accidentally turned human by a wayward spell, she finds she's ill-equipped to deal with the trials of a mortal life. After all, why would a goddess need to know how to gather food or light a fire?
Unable to fend for herself, she teams up with warrior Bellis on a perilous journey to the afterlife to try to restore her powers. Frustrated by her frail human body and beset with blisters, Malt might not make the best travelling companion.
But as animosity slowly turns to attraction, these two very different women must learn to work together if they are to have any hope of surviving their quest.
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- fantasy 2
- lesbian romance 2
- magic 2
- queer romance 2
- historical 2
- paranormal 1
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- friends to lovers 1
- slow burn 1
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- warrior heroine 1
- 100+ years old fmc 1
- early 20s fmc 1
- immortal heroine 1
- take-charge heroine 1
- independent heroine 1
- grumpy/ice queen 1
- pagan 1
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- witches 1
- competent heroine 1
- non-human heroine 1
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- nontraditional hea 1
- graphic violence 1
- death / grief 1
- animal death 1
- mental trauma 1
- geography
- british isles 1
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- audiobook
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- first person pov 1
- third person pov 1
