Every Gift a Curse
(Sprache: Englisch)
Magic-sensitive Maeve wants to save the innocent from a dangerous cult. But how much can she delve into darkness without becoming what she fears? The exciting conclusion to the Gifts series.
Big things are happening for Maeve and her tight-knit...
Big things are happening for Maeve and her tight-knit...
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Magic-sensitive Maeve wants to save the innocent from a dangerous cult. But how much can she delve into darkness without becoming what she fears? The exciting conclusion to the Gifts series.Big things are happening for Maeve and her tight-knit coven in Kilbeg, Ireland. Fiona lands a role on a TV show, Roe s band is poised to hit the big time, and Lily has a new punk style and passion for tattooing. Then there s Maeve, whose magic is growing stronger and more frightening. She finds herself increasingly lashing out, doing and saying cruel things without knowing why. When her recurring dreams begin to involve her physically manifesting in other places, Maeve realizes the power she wields might not be entirely under her control. She turns to enemy-turned-maybe-friend Aaron for help, which means pushing her other friends away. But when the two learn that the religious cult the Children of Brigid is kidnapping vulnerable teenagers in preparation for a dangerous ritual, Maeve must risk letting an older magic consume her. She ll need all the protection and love she can get from her scattered coven.
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1Here s something that they don t tell you about being cursed: The first thing you feel is fear. But the second thing the thing you really notice is beauty. The world is so beautiful when you don t think you ll have long to look at it.
The colors shine brighter. Even now, in the December twilight, when it s almost completely dark. The chilly mist from the river melds with the light of the city, and all you can see is a gold-and-blue blur. A box of jewels you need to squint your eyes just to look at. The sense of a city dancing in your blood.
Thirty-six days have passed since I became responsible for the deaths of two women. One who tried to kill me; the other who died trying to save my life.
There you are, Fiona says, flinging open the door to Nuala s house. No matter how early I get to Nuala s house these days, she s always here first. Come on, the Apocalypse Society is already in session.
She takes me through to the kitchen, and everyone s here: Manon, studying a bound stack of paper; Nuala, taking something out of the oven; Roe, peeling an apple with a knife; Lily, sitting on the kitchen counter.
The question: Were we directly responsible for the death of
Heather Banbury and Sister Assumpta, or was it all an accident? Does the Housekeeper even care about accidents, or does she swing the ax regardless of who s guilty?
That s the problem, Nuala says midflow, gesturing with a wooden spoon. The Housekeeper is revenge without judgment. She s not a thing who can make her mind up. She s a windup toy. Isn t that right, Maeve?
I haven t even taken my coat off. How come no one ever says hello to me anymore? I say indignantly. What am I? Dead?
Not yet, Manon muses, highlighting a line of text with a yellow marker. But soon, perhaps.
Well, joyeux Noël to you too.
We know of three Housekeeper summonings,
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spread out over the last thirty years. The first was when she was summoned by Nuala s sister, Heaven, who traded her own life to bring on the death of their abusive father.
The second was Aaron, when he called her to break out of his far-right Christian rehab center. She took his friend then. Matthew Madison. A death that Aaron spent three misguided years trying to atone for within the gnarled fingers of the Children of Brigid.
And the third: Lily. A botched tarot reading that ended in chaos, and that brought us all together.
Who knows what a fourth visit might bring about? Who might fall victim, and who might be spared? Aaron hasn t waited around to find out.
I bend down to kiss Roe on the cheek, the movement unraveling my thick scarf.
Hello, he says, nuzzling me. You re cold.
Hey. Lily is drawing on the window with acrylic craft paint, her knees under the sill, feet trailing in the kitchen sink. She appears to be drawing a very complicated pig, its face filled with red and green swirls.
What s this?
A boar. A yule boar.
Of course.
Lily pushes a strand of blond hair back off her face. I didn t want to do something boring like a Christmas tree. I thought we would do something pagan. For winter solstice.
Hence the yule boar.
Lily starts to smile to herself and keeps painting. Hence the yule boar, yes.
When Lily and I summoned the Housekeeper, it happened in days. And we
The second was Aaron, when he called her to break out of his far-right Christian rehab center. She took his friend then. Matthew Madison. A death that Aaron spent three misguided years trying to atone for within the gnarled fingers of the Children of Brigid.
And the third: Lily. A botched tarot reading that ended in chaos, and that brought us all together.
Who knows what a fourth visit might bring about? Who might fall victim, and who might be spared? Aaron hasn t waited around to find out.
I bend down to kiss Roe on the cheek, the movement unraveling my thick scarf.
Hello, he says, nuzzling me. You re cold.
Hey. Lily is drawing on the window with acrylic craft paint, her knees under the sill, feet trailing in the kitchen sink. She appears to be drawing a very complicated pig, its face filled with red and green swirls.
What s this?
A boar. A yule boar.
Of course.
Lily pushes a strand of blond hair back off her face. I didn t want to do something boring like a Christmas tree. I thought we would do something pagan. For winter solstice.
Hence the yule boar.
Lily starts to smile to herself and keeps painting. Hence the yule boar, yes.
When Lily and I summoned the Housekeeper, it happened in days. And we
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Autoren-Porträt von Caroline O'Donoghue
Caroline O Donoghue is the author of All Our Hidden Gifts and The Gifts That Bind Us as well as fiction for adults. An Irish author, journalist, and host of the acclaimed podcast Sentimental Garbage, she has contributed to Grazia, the Irish Times, the Irish Examiner, BuzzFeed, Vice, and the Times (London). Caroline O Donoghue lives in London.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Caroline O'Donoghue
- Altersempfehlung: Ab 14 Jahre
- 2023, 432 Seiten, Masse: 15,8 x 23,6 cm, Gebunden, Englisch
- Verlag: Candlewick Press
- ISBN-10: 1536228400
- ISBN-13: 9781536228403
- Erscheinungsdatum: 21.09.2023
Sprache:
Englisch
Pressezitat
Readers will be swept up both by interesting magical elements, such as Fiona s communication with her familiar, a magpie named Paolo, and the more ordinary, recognizable details of the changes experienced by a group of teens on the cusp of adulthood. This appealing blend of realism and the paranormal and the evolution of each of the characters in their own rights is as satisfying as the final reckoning with the Housekeeper. . . A smartly plotted end to an emotionally engaging fantasy.Kirkus Reviews
Despite the fantastical backdrop, O Donoghue s characters seem wholly real in their dialogue and in their personal stories; Roe in particular has a major victory when a national magazine genders them correctly. Buy to finish the series, and eagerly await what comes next from this author.
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