Lucy’s Chantress magic will make her the most powerful—and most hunted—girl in England in this “richly and thoughtfully written” story (Publishers Weekly).
“Sing, and the darkness will find you.” This warning has haunted Lucy ever since she was shipwrecked on a lonely island. Lucy’s guardian, Norrie, has lots of rules, but the most important is that Lucy must never sing. Not ever. But on All Hallows’ Eve, Lucy hears a tantalizing melody on the wind. She can’t help but sing along—and she is swept into darkness.
When she awakes in England, Lucy hears powerful men discussing Chantresses—women who can sing magic into the world. They are hunting her, but she escapes and finds sanctuary with the Invisible College, an organization plotting to overthrow the nefarious Lord Protector. The only person powerful enough to bring about his downfall is a Chantress. And Lucy is the last one in England.
Lucy struggles to master the song-spells and harness her power, but the Lord Protector is moving quickly. And her feelings for Nat, an Invisible College apprentice and scientist who deeply distrusts her magic, only add to her confusion…
Time is running out, and the fate of England hangs in the balance in this entrancing novel that is atmospheric and lyrical, dangerous and romantic.
Pitufita
2/9/2021
Here you have my review of "Chantress". A little spoiler for those who feel lazy: I really liked it. Plot Generally speaking, the plot is pretty simple, but it doesn't seem bad to me. It makes it super fast to read and entertaining (the overall rate of the novel is very fast). If it were a stand-alone it would be too plain, but taking into account that it is the first book of a trilogy I believe that the objective is just to introduce us to this entire magical world and to give us some type of story to follow, though the best will come later. The main character: Lucy I honestly think I like everything about Lucy. I love those moments in which her feelings are transcribed literally, as we see her believe in herself sometimes and distrust her talent in others. It is so real that it is impossible not to connect with it. It is only the first book of three, but we can already see some evolution in her. The story starts with a fifteen-year-old girl who only wants to live a great adventure and who is very lost in a world that is completely unknown to her. In the end, however, she is a sixteen-year-old who knows what she wants for herself and for her loved ones, and who is not carried away by everything she could do, (the possibilities) but by what she feels she must do. I think she is one of the strengths of the novel. Nat Lucy and Nat are the only two characters that I can feel as real apart from one of which I will speak later. In future books, though, I really want to know mo