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Feathertide
Feathertide | Beth Cartwright
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____________________________ One girl was born to be different... Marea was born to be different - a girl born covered in the feathers of a bird, and kept hidden in a crumbling house full of secrets. When her new tutor, the Professor, arrives with his books, maps and magical stories, he reveals a world waiting outside the window and her curiosity is woken. Caught in the desire to discover her identity and find out why she has feathers fluttering down her back like golden thistledown, she leaves everything she has ever known and goes in search of the father she has never met. This hunt leads her to the City of Murmurs, a place of mermaids and mystery, where jars of swirling mist are carried through the streets by the broken-hearted. It is here that she learns about love, identity and how to accept being that little bit different. ____________________________ Feathertide is an enchanting, magical novel perfect for fans of Erin Morgenstern's The Night Circus and Katherine Arden's The Bear and the Nightingale.
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BookWrym
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Coming of age story set in a fantasy world where mermaids and bird people exist.

Marae leaves her sheltered life with her mother to embark on a quest to find her father. Along the way she makes good friends, falls in love and discovers who she really is.

An enjoyable story with just the right amount of magic.

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Cazxxx
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Really enjoyed this YA fantasy/magical realism novel which drew me in from the start. A girl born with feathers who has always been hidden away leaves home to find out who she is
3.5/5

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under.a.pile.of.books
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Finally fished this one from the #tbrpile ☕📚

Xerepha Did you enjoy it? 3y
under.a.pile.of.books @Xerepha Yes, I did! I needed a light read and this one just fit in perfectly. Though it is a totally predictable story, it is a good mellow light read, that just spreads a warm smile as one finish reading it! 😊😊 3y
Xerepha @under.a.pile.of.books awesome! I‘ve been reading done dark fantasy and I am looking for a nice light book. I will definitely have to pick this up. 3y
under.a.pile.of.books @Xerepha cool. Happy reading 😊 3y
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Shamzi
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So may thoughts about this book.Its set in a fantasy world but is more of a coming of age story.The fantasy world created is just so beautiful,the characters are relatable and pure but its the writing that makes this a wonderful wonderful book!!!
Its best read under a cozy blanket and a cup of hot chocolate, you will have a smile on your face the entire time!!!

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Shamzi
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This is such an intelligently written book, I am in complete awe. It uses real characters and actions to illustrate profound meaning to life. For eg, it has a character called the Keeper of the Hours whose job is to maintain a clock tower, and Cartwright uses it to symbolise time lost and time recovered.
MIND BLOWING!!!

The pic is another example of how beautiful the writing is!!!

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Shamzi
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Which is more powerful!!!

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Shamzi
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Really loving this book!!!

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Shamzi
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I am only 60 pages in and I am in love with the writing!!

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julesG
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Mehso-so

The story starts with our protagonist being born. She was born to a whore [sic] in a whorehouse [sic] and was raised in secret so as not to scare the customers away. Although Marea is the daughter of a prostitute she gets a proper education, which eventually leads her to leave her home seeking adventure.

All in all, a good debut novel, but nothing outstanding - except for the cover, the cover drew me in.

#NetGalley #ARC

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julesG Unfortunately a few things bugged me. First of all, why all the similes? They were good, individually, the writing was good, but there were just so many similes that it bogged down the writing. 4y
julesG Then, why was Marea's name not used more often? It was mentioned at the beginning and then it appears again in the second half of the book.
I'm getting old, my memory is not what it used to be...
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julesG Why can birds talk in the human language? It would have made a lot more sense the other way round, humans “speaking“ the language of the birds. 4y
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julesG The romance was rushed. 4y
julesG A mermaid with legs?! And feathers?! She learns to fly. 4y
julesG Last one, promise!

Why was this book compared to The Night Circus and The Bear and the Nightingale?!
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TheAromaofBooks Love your aggravated spoiler posts! 😂 That cover really is beautiful, though! 4y
julesG @TheAromaofBooks Thanks! The cover drew me in. I was expecting a dark/sinister/gothic mermaid tale. Not what I got. It was more of a coming of age story. 4y
TheAromaofBooks I've been mislead by some cover/blurb combos lately. I'm not sure if the people in charge of covers have no idea what the book is about, or if they are just putting things on there that they think will make people buy the book?? I've read two that were billed as lighthearted romcom but were actually pretty serious novels & one with a cover of a couple getting married on the beach... even though no one gets married OR goes to the beach! 4y
julesG @TheAromaofBooks 😂😂😂 4y
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