Foul Days

September 25, 2024 9:27 AM

As a witch in the walled city of Chernograd, Kosara has plenty of practice treating lycanthrope bites, bargaining with kikimoras, and slaying bloodsucking upirs. There’s only one monster she can’t defeat: her ex, the Zmey, known as the Tsar of Monsters. She’s defied him one too many times and now he’s hunting her. Betrayed by someone close to her, Kosara’s only choice is to trade her shadow—the source of her powers—for a quick escape.

Unfortunately, Kosara soon develops the deadly sickness that plagues shadowless witches—and only reclaiming her magic can cure her. To find it, she’s forced to team up with a suspiciously honorable detective. Even worse, all the clues point in a single direction: To get her shadow back, Kosara will have to face the Foul Days’ biggest threats without it. And she’s only got twelve days.

But in a city where everyone is out for themselves, who can Kosara trust to assist her in outwitting the biggest monster from her past?

posted by soelo (2 comments total)

hey soelo, would you say this is a YA novel?
posted by supermedusa at 10:42 AM on September 25

No, maybe New Adult? I am not good at figuring out character ages when they're not in school. The main character's ex is the kind who marries a lot of young girls, so that is not much help. I would guess Kosara is 20-25. There are some depictions of violence, more in the past tense and now the scene is being described rather than happening real time.
posted by soelo at 10:55 AM on September 25