Lore of the WildsA library with a deadly enchantment. A Fae lord who wants in. A human woman willing to risk it all for a taste of power. In a land ruled by ruthless Fae, twenty one year old Lore Alemeyu's village is trapped in a forested prison. Lore knows that any escape attempt is futile her scars are a testament to her past failures. But when her village is threatened, Lore makes a desperate deal with a Fae lord. She will leave her home to catalog organize an

cosmetic changes

and then more

Torment is a crashing wave of emotion

Afrofuturists

The primordial power Laure gains promises influence and adoration

toy boats sail against the waves

While stalling her RSVP

And things are about to get worse

But as he is buying his first suit

Especially in terms of vulnerability

A triumph of the spirit

she also begins to wrestle with her past--her mother's struggle with addiction