
To save him, Wren proposes a bargain: if Tamsin will help her catch the dark witch responsible for creating the plague, then Wren will give Tamsin her love for her father.

When a magical plague ravages the queendom, Wren’s father falls victim. Sources are required to train with the Coven as soon as they discover their abilities, but Wren-the only caretaker to her ailing father-has spent her life hiding her secret. Wren is a source-a rare kind of person who is made of magic, despite being unable to use it herself. The only way she can get those feelings back-even for just a little while-is to steal love from others. But after committing the worst magical sin, she’s exiled by the ruling Coven and cursed with the inability to love. Tamsin is the most powerful witch of her generation. This Sapphic fantasy may be a standalone, but the ethereal world building and stellar top-to-bottom character work implies a much bigger world.Īdrienne does provide more than enough resolution however and with the highest “just do it already” factor in recent memory, this book and its themes will leave most fans hungry for more from her.

On this episode of Everything is Canon, Steve talks with Adrienne Tooley all about her incredible debut, A Sweet & Bitter Magic.
