Of course the inevitable conversation happened at BEA this year. This is apparently a crime in certain circles. Why did we RECOMMEND this book: Are you kidding us? We freakin’ LOVE Juliet Marillier.įor many years (perhaps something like 3) I’ve had Juliet Marillier’s Sevenwaters Trilogy (technically no longer a trilogy), languishing in my TBR. Stand alone or series: Book 1 of the Sevenwater Series Sorcha despairs at ever being able to complete her task, but the magic of the Fair Folk knows no boundaries, and love is the strongest magic of them all… When Sorcha is kidnapped by the enemies of Sevenwaters and taken to a foreign land, she is torn between the desire to save her beloved brothers, and a love that comes only once. If she speaks before she completes the quest set to her by the Fair Folk and their queen, the Lady of the Forest, she will lose her brothers forever. Sorcha is the light in their lives, they are determined that she know only contentment.īut Sorcha’s joy is shattered when her father is bewitched by his new wife, an evil enchantress who binds her brothers with a terrible spell, a spell which only Sorcha can lift-by staying silent. Bereft of a mother, she is comforted by her six brothers who love and protect her. Lovely Sorcha is the seventh child and only daughter of Lord Colum of Sevenwaters.

And what better way to enforce that then an Official Guest Dare? No siree – we demanded right then and there that Janice get off the procrastination pony and read Daughter of the Forest. Janice revealed that despite having Juliet Marillier’s first novel on her TBR for ages, she had yet to read her work – and of COURSE we couldn’t allow that to continue. We met Janice in person at BookExpo America 2010, persuaded her to pick up far more ARCs than she really needed, and coerced her into doing a guest dare for us. This month’s victim is the lovely Janice, aka Janicu of Janicu’s Book Blog. You can read all previous Dare posts HERE. Welcome to guest dare! For those new to the feature, our Guest Dare is a monthly endeavor in which we invite an unsuspecting victim to read a book totally outside of their comfort zone.

Sorcha daughter of the forest