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When Margaret Welty spots the legendary hala, the last living mythical creature, she knows the Halfmoon Hunt will soon follow. Whoever is able to kill the hala will earn fame and riches, and unlock an ancient magical secret. If Margaret wins the hunt, it may finally bring her mother home. While Margaret is the best sharpshooter in town, only teams of two can register, and she needs an alchemist. Weston Winters isn’t an alchemist--yet. Fired from every apprenticeship he's landed, his last chance hinges on Master Welty taking him in. But when Wes arrives at Welty Manor, he finds only Margaret and her bloodhound Trouble. Margaret begrudgingly allows him to stay, but on one condition: he must join the hunt with her. Although they make an unlikely team, Wes is in awe of the girl who has endured alone on the outskirts of a town that doesn’t want her, in this creaking house of ghosts and sorrow. And even though Wes disrupts every aspect of her life, Margaret is drawn to him. He, too, knows what it's like to be an outsider. As the hunt looms closer and tensions rise, Margaret and Wes uncover dark magic that could be the key to winning the hunt - if they survive that long.
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3.5: Enjoyed the alchemy and magic system of the book, but would have liked to see more world building. Also thought the religions weren't very well developed - i.e just Judaism and Catholicism with different names. The ending also fell flat: after all the build up about the Hala being sacred, it did not make sense that the characters gave in and just killed it.
0I loved Down Comes the Night, so I had high expectations for Allison Saft's second novel. Those expectations were certainly surpassed in A Far Wilder Magic. It's a romance above everything, and I was fully invested in Wes and Maggie's relationship, but it's a romance infused with magic and set against a fantastical background of alchemy and mythical beasts and moonlight among the redwoods. Atmospheric, romantic, enchanting, from start to finish.
Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the advance copy in exchange for an honest review!
0In spite of my sky-high expectations, A Far Wilder Magic somehow managed to surpass them. This book is moody and atmospheric, filled with characters who feel like real, extremely flawed people, people you desperately want to root for. The magic, the world-building — this book does it all beautifully. Above all else, however, this book is a romance, a romance that grabbed me right from the first time Margaret and Wes set eyes on each other. This is an instant favorite, one I’m sure I’ll return to time and time again.
Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review!
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