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The Witchling's Girl: An atmospheric, beautifully written YA novel about magic, self-sacrifice and one girl's search for who she really is Hardcover – 7 Jan. 2021

by Helena Coggan (Author)

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'Coggan invites you to be with characters who, for all the magic and wonder of the world she creates, are entirely relatable - women bound by duty and justice, love and fear, trying to find their own paths in a world not of their making. It gave me hope; it made me cry. It's a fantastically good book.' - Claire North, author of The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August

In a quiet street far from the river, with an ancient tree growing through its walls and floors, is the House of the Dead. There lives the witchling: healer, midwife and conduit between the world of the living and the world below. A witchling must give up her family and friends and spend her life alone, tending to the sick and carrying the dead down dark tunnels to the underworld.

Haley was born with the gift of death-magic, and at the age of seven her mother abandons her to the witchling to be raised as her successor. But as Haley grows older and learns her craft - as invading armies pass through her town, people are born and die on her floor, and loyalties shift and dissolve around her - she finds it harder and harder to keep her vows and be the perfect and impassive healer.

But if she can't, it will be her downfall - and that of everyone she's not supposed to love . . .

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Further praise for Helena Coggan:

'Vivid and intense. Helena Coggan had me on the edge of my seat' - Amanda Bouchet, bestselling author of The Kingmaker Chronicles

'A phenomenal achievement . . . assured, frightening, action-packed'- Observer

'Tense, exciting, engaging' - Claire North, author of The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August

'A pulsing, labyrinthine, emotionally visceral plot' - Metro

'The plot pulses with action and the characters are beautifully complex. This is a book that sparks with adrenaline and longing, all the way to the final page' - Rebecca Ross, author of The Queen's Rising

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384 pages
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English
Publisher

Hodder & Stoughton
Publication date

7 Jan. 2021
Dimensions

16 x 3.6 x 24 cm
ISBN-10

147362942X
ISBN-13

978-1473629424
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Publisher : Hodder & Stoughton (7 Jan. 2021)
Language : English
Hardcover : 384 pages
ISBN-10 : 147362942X
ISBN-13 : 978-1473629424
Dimensions : 16 x 3.6 x 24 cm

Best Sellers Rank: 181,417 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- 2,888 in Fantasy Fiction About Wizards & Witches for Young Adults

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Praise for THE WITCHLING'S GIRL:

The Witchling's Girl is an annoyingly good book. There is such craft in it that I had to regularly stop to have awe. Helena has done the remarkable thing of capturing love and hope in a world without heroes, without some glorious prophecy to set you free, but where all you can do is the best you can. It's a trick of storytelling that evades most of us, the ability to express the powerful stories of women in a world that seeks to silence them, to find power in oppression and hope in even the darkest corners of the House of the Dead. She tells stories of birth and death, capturing the humanity of each moment, the intimacy of every breath, while also asking questions about life, freedom, duty, hope and despair. She builds a world out of intimate details, but suffused with magic and wonder, weaving the divine and the mundane into a world you could get lost in. She invites you to be with characters who, for all the magic of the universe, are entirely relatable - women bound by duty and justice, love and fear, trying to find their own paths in a world not of their making. It gave me hope; it made me cry. It's a fantastically good book. ― Claire North, author of The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August

Praise for Helena Coggan:

The next JK Rowling ― NBC’s Today

'Vivid and intense. Helena Coggan had me on the edge of my seat ― Amanda Bouchet, bestselling author of The Kingmaker Chronicles

A phenomenal achievement . . . assured, frightening, action-packed ― Observer

Tense, exciting, engaging ― Claire North, author of The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August

A pulsing, labyrinthine, emotionally visceral plot ― Metro

'The plot pulses with action and the characters are beautifully complex. This is a book that sparks with adrenaline and longing, all the way to the final page ― Rebecca Ross, author of The Queen's Rising

Book Description

Imaginative, thrilling and highly readable fantasy novel from a bright young voice. Perfect for fans of Victoria Aveyard.

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Brilliant !

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 February 2021

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I loved this book from start to finish a brilliant story quite different to anything I have read before. Loved the characters. Loved the setting.

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Hal

A mesmerising and atmospheric tale

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 January 2021

An atmospheric, beautifully written YA novel about magic, self-sacrifice and one girl's search for who she really is. ⠀

Hayley was born with the gift of death-magic and at age seven, after she resurrected her cat, Hayley’s mother hands her off to the care of Marion at the House of Dead, where she must vow to abandon any hope of family/ love and future relationships and give her life to become the next Witchling.

Hayley tries everything to escape her dark and solitary life but every Village must have a Witchling (their healer; their midwife; their bridge between the living and the Underworld) and so she is torn and tormented by her fate.
Coggan skills fully crafts a fantastic, dark yet captivating tale, as we see Hayley seeking to find her place in this world - bound by duty, fear and love. It really is captivating to see how Hayley’s character develops, as she goes from a troubled young girl into a powerful Witchling.

You all know how much I love my witchy books and this story did not fall short. From the very first page, I was truly enthralled and entertained. It’s not a whimsical story but rather a slow, raw and atmospheric narrative. The writing is beautiful and the characters are unique and fascinating. A cliche, but it really was a gripping page- turner. ⠀

Thank you to the author, @hodderbooks and @netgalley for the arc. Releasing on the 7th January, this is definitely one for your TBR.

5 starlights ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🌟

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Charleigh Writes

I haven’t felt this emotionally invested in a book for so long

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 January 2021

The Witchling’s Girl is the perfect book to read for the month of October - dark, secretive and peppered with dark magic.

I was hooked from the first chapter. The concept of every town having a witchling was so unique and like nothing I’ve ever read before. I love books based around witchcraft, so it was refreshing to read something different and imaginative.

I fell in love with the characters, the story and the world. I couldn’t tear my eyes away from the page for one second, and I couldn’t sleep for thinking about the story. The writing was stunning - some of the best writing I’ve seen for a while. The author really got inside the character’s head and it felt like they were narrating the story right next to me.

The book is told from Haley’s perspective as if she was narrating what happened. We followed her from when she found out she was destined to be a witchling, through her training, until the end of her story. It added another unique factor, and the author wrote it well. It could feel somewhat distanced at times, though.

I haven’t felt this emotionally invested in a book for so long, and it was amazing to feel like that again. It was dark, atmospheric and exciting. The kind of dark that has you hiding under the covers, peering out into the darkness like something is going to get you! I will definitely check out other books by this author and will look out for more from them!

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Emily Sarah

Honestly? Favourite book of the year.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 January 2021

This book saw me pouring a pumpkin spice latte, slapped it out of my hand and said “No! This is how we do spooky season now!” And honestly?! Favourite book of the year.

Do you want to curl up with a cup of tea and fall into an entrancement of hauntingly, beautiful literature during fall? Yes? Thought so.

First of all- it took me by surprise as it was not advertised as LGBT+ but THIS BOOK IS QUEER AND I LOVE IT. My gay heart was over joyed.

1. Our main character, Haley- is Bi
2. Leah- is Asexual, and sapphic (I believe, but many interpret her character in different ways)
3. There’s also mention of a gay male couple early in the book though fleeting.

Now the book itself. I was gripped by the house’ talons and brought into the magical world of a witchling. The book has a medieval, fantasy style feel, with battling lords attempting to take one another’s land.

The story however mostly focuses on Haley, who at an extremely (not normally seen) young age, begins to display powers of resurrection; showing she is a witchling.

However the life of a witchling is one of only devotion to the cause and total impartiality; punishable by death if you choose to deviate from your path. Haley is ripped from her mother’s grasp, taken into the house of the dead and looked down upon by a town who fears the dark and wonderful powers of its healers.

‘If I stayed stupid, if I did not study, then I would not learn how to carry the dead into the underworld’

The book follows Haley as she grows, starting from a young age and flowing through her life like a hauntingly, spiritual diary. It follows the elder witchling who raises her also,

It’s extremely hard hitting, emotional and has beautiful depth.

I know some people are looking for books to replace their usual Harry Potter reading with this year- and I would highly reccomended this tale of magic. An inclusive, haunting and hard hitting tale of magic.

Content warnings; brief mentions of rape, violence, abuse, bullying, being taken from family, abortion.

I would like to thank the publisher Hodder Books , for providing me with an ARC of this brilliant book.

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