Owl Eyes: A Fairy Tale

by Molly Lazer

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Pub Date Mar 20 2018 | Archive Date Mar 25 2018

Sci Fi & Fantasy | Teens & YA

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Description

Nora knows three things: she is a servant, her parents are dead, and she lives in the kitchen house with her adoptive family. But her world is torn apart when she discovers that her birth father has always been right there, living in the house she serves.

This discovery leads Nora to more questions. Why was she thrown in an ash-covered room for asking about her father? Why is a silver-bladed knife the only inheritance from her birth mother? Why is magic forbidden in her household—and throughout the province of the Runes? The answers may not be the ones Nora hoped for, as they threaten a possible romance and her relationship with the adoptive family she loves.

With the announcement of a royal ball, Nora must decide what she is willing to give up in order to claim her stolen birthright, and whether this new life is worth losing her family—and herself.

Nora knows three things: she is a servant, her parents are dead, and she lives in the kitchen house with her adoptive family. But her world is torn apart when she discovers that her birth father...

Advance Praise

"This deliciously dark, utterly enchanting reimagining of Cinderella has more in common with the gritty Brothers Grimm original than with the pristine Disney version, and yet, even in the midst of a world rife with death, blood magic, and treachery, Lazer manages to weave a masterful tale of family, redemption, and the meaning of love. As fresh as it is powerful, Owl Eyes will cast a spell on you the second you pick it up and refuse to let go long after you complete the final pages. You have never seen a Cinderella quite like this one." -- Tawni Waters, author of Beauty of the Broken and The Long Ride Home

"This deliciously dark, utterly enchanting reimagining of Cinderella has more in common with the gritty Brothers Grimm original than with the pristine Disney version, and yet, even in the midst of...