While I initially expected the Hunt to be the main focus of the book, there’s actually a large amount of time spent first getting to know Margaret and Wes from their points of view. “It’s you and me against the world, Margaret.” With their futures on the line, the two strangers must learn to work together as a team to bring down the Hala – if the other competitors don’t get them first. Well, what he wants to do is change the country by becoming a politician, and the only way to do that is to become an alchemist. For Wes, a poor boy from the tenements, this might be his last chance at becoming an alchemist. For Margaret, it might mean bringing her mother home for good. The Halfmoon Hunt will be coming to attempt to kill the Hala, and whoever does so will win fame and fortune. But she knows things will change when she spots the Hala, a legendary magical creature, in the woods. While her mother, an alchemist, travels the world in pursuit of her craft, Margaret lives a solitary life taking care of their dilapidated mansion on the edge of a small English village. Well, this is definitely a worthy successor, full of characters who do lots of pining for the other while simultaneously being in denial. In A Far Wilder Magic, Allison Saft has written an achingly tender love story set against a deadly hunt in an atmospheric, rich fantasy world that will sweep you away.Īfter the incredibly inventive Down Comes the Night, I wondered how the author could follow up that debut. 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. He, too, knows what it's like to be an outsider. And even though Wes disrupts every aspect of her life, Margaret is drawn to him. Margaret begrudgingly allows him to stay, but on one condition: he must join the hunt with her.Īlthough 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. But when Wes arrives at Welty Manor, he finds only Margaret and her bloodhound Trouble. Fired from every apprenticeship he's landed, his last chance hinges on Master Welty taking him in. While Margaret is the best sharpshooter in town, only teams of two can register, and she needs an alchemist. If Margaret wins the hunt, it may finally bring her mother home. Whoever is able to kill the hala will earn fame and riches, and unlock an ancient magical secret. When Margaret Welty spots the legendary hala, the last living mythical creature, she knows the Halfmoon Hunt will soon follow.

This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.My rating: I received an advance review copy of this book from NetGalley.

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