Dark Sweetness at the Bottom of the Well
Dark Sweetness at the Bottom of the Well
Dark Sweetness at the Bottom of the Well
Description
Description
Elana Allard has been relentlessly, desperately drawn to the well since she was a child. Even in her sleep, she walks toward the final resting place of the shadow eating creature who lies at the bottom.
Her family has kept her safe, ensuring she's lashed to her bed each night, leather cuffs tight around her ankles. They wish she'd marry a man who could keep her in bed, but Elana has never felt the spark of love the bards sing about with any man she's met.
When a once in a century storm cracks the stone off the well, Elana's desire to go there carves her out. She hungers, growing pale and sick, until at last she relents and goes to the well on her own.
There she finds the monster isn't what she'd thought it was. The Darkness-Nessa-wants what many young women want: a nice place to stay, a nice dress to wear, and a trip into town with Elana.
And Elana feels things with Nessa that she's never felt for a man. Most of all, she realizes there is no cure for the force that drew her toward the well. Toward the monster.
Toward the darkness.
With her brother's suspicions plaguing her every move and the threat of banishment from her family to marry a man chosen for her, Elana must choose: a normal life that will keep her a prisoner forever, or a monstrous love unlike anything she's ever felt that will ensure her alienation from everyone and everything she's ever known.
Critical Reviews
Critical Reviews
A lyrical dark fairy tale brimming with tart forbidden desire, The Dark Sweetness at the Bottom of the Well will envelop you. Fisher fills this short and sapphic romantasy with layers of carefully studied emotion, exploring the power of embracing yourself and your wants, darkness and all.
Cate Baumer, author of THE FAITHFUL DARK
At turns both stunningly beautiful and quietly furious, Fisher's Dark Sweetness is carried by the kind of gorgeously poetic writing that transports you into a bittersweet folk tale. A swoony forbidden romance that also explores the dark side of the traditions and rituals that we take for granted.
Emily Varga, #1 international bestselling author of FOR SHE IS WRATH
"Simmering with tension and tenderness, The Dark Sweetness at the Bottom of the Well is full of all the dark splendor of an old fable. I was captivated."
Maiga Doocy, Sunday Times bestselling author of SORCERY AND SMALL MAGICS
"A lushly rendered tale of desire, rebellion, and revelatory queer awakenings, The Dark Sweetness at the Bottom of the Well is for every reader who has secretly longed to reach for the monster in the shadows, even when the world warned them to run away."
Amanda M. Helander, author of THE DIVINE MORTALS duology
"Atmospheric, sensual, and romantic, The Dark Sweetness at the Bottom of the Well explores the balance of light and darkness within us all, and the triumph of love over fear. A lush, timeless tale."
Anita Kelly, author of HOW YOU GET THE GIRL
A sapphic love story with teeth! I was instantly enchanted by Fisher's shadowless valley and the monster that lay within. A pacy, captivating read!
Kate Dylan, Sunday Times Bestselling Author of UNTIL WE SHATTER
"This sweet, tender fantasy is a new classic fairytale. With lyrical, dreamlike prose and an intriguing, unique world, this sapphic romance is one you can't miss."
-Jessica Lewis, author of BAD WITCH BURNING
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