The drowned woods by Emily Lloyd-Jones

The drowned woods by Emily Lloyd-JonesThe Sunday Times bestselling and darkly gripping YA fantasy heist novel The right cause can topple a kingdom . . . Once upon a time, the kingdoms of Wales were rife with magic and conflict and Mer is well acquainted with both. For years, she has been running from the prince who bound her into his service and forced her to kill thousands with her water magic. Now, all Mer truly wants is a quiet life, far from power and politics. But then Mer's old

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