Every bit as lyrical as the first book.More and more, Liesl is convinced that the key behind all her problems lies in the secret of the first Goblin Queen, who left the Underground alive and returned to save her beloved. It hasn’t been enough to save her king, der Erlkonig, who has become corrupted by the old laws. But the closer they get physically, the more the distance between Liesl and Josef grows, and she’s no longer convinced that love will be enough to save him. Victims of the Wild Hunt.Īt the center of all of this is the former Goblin Queen, who forsook her marriage vows for her changeling brother. People are dying at an alarming rate, found with frost on their lips and a silver line across their throat. There’s a sinister force that’s been released into the world. Come quickly.īut Liesl is facing more than just concerns about her estranged brother. Even worse, Josef seems to be missing in action, and no one’s heard any news of him. Upon their father’s death, Liesl and Kathe inherit a crippling amount of debt, struggling to make it by. It’s six months after Wintersong ended, and nobody is living happily ever after. She was an innkeeper’s daughter and he was the Lord of Mischief, but neither were wholly what they seemed, for nothing is as simple as a fairy tale. Once there was a little girl, who played her music for a little boy in the wood. So much more than the romance in the first book, Shadowsong weaves together lore, history, mystery, and powerful themes in a book that’s as dark as it is lyrical.

This is book two in the Wintersong series.

Wintersong by S. Jae-Jones