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Half a Soul

by Olivia Atwater Publisher: ORBIT

A faerie-cursed debutante enters Regency society—and its hidden magical troubles.

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AlbakiReads Editorial

A faerie-cursed debutante enters Regency society—and its hidden magical troubles.

Set in a magical Regency England, Half a Soul centers on Theodora Ettings, whose childhood encounter with a faerie has left her without fear or embarrassment. Trying to navigate the London Season with a condition that repeatedly invites scandal, Dora becomes entangled with Elias Wilder, the socially unpopular Lord Sorcier, after he recognizes what has happened to her. Their connection leads beyond drawing-room expectations into dangerous faerie affairs, while Dora’s family reputation and her own capacity for love remain in question. The novel combines the pressures of high society, a supernatural curse, and a central romantic relationship within its historical-fantasy setting.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Fans of Regency-era fantasy with faeries and social-season stakes
  • Romance readers interested in a supernatural curse shaping the central relationship
  • Readers who enjoy fantasy that pairs high-society concerns with magical conflict

Themes

Faerie cursesRegency societyReputation and scandalLove and emotional connectionMagic and class expectations

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Book overview

"Whimsical, witty, and brimming over with charm" (India Holton), Olivia Atwater's delightful debut will transport you to a magical version of Regency England, where the only thing more meddlesome than a fairy is a marriage-minded mother!

It's difficult to find a husband in Regency England when you're a young lady with only half a soul.

Ever since she was cursed by a faerie, Theodora Ettings has had no sense of fear or embarrassment--an unfortunate condition that leaves her prone to accidental scandal. Dora hopes to be a quiet, sensible wallflower during the London Season--but when Elias Wilder, the handsome, peculiar, and utterly ill-mannered Lord Sorcier, discovers her condition, she is instead drawn into strange and dangerous faerie affairs.

If her reputation can survive both her curse and her sudden connection with the least-liked man in all high society, then she and her family may yet reclaim their normal place in the world. But the longer Dora spends with Elias, the more she begins to suspect that one may indeed fall in love even with only half a soul.

"Whimsical but never frivolous, sweet but not sugary. I loved it." --Alix E. Harrow, author of The Once and Future Witches

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