allison ☆'s Reviews > Where the Dark Stands Still

3.75 ☆
The mmc is a 700-year-old with antlers….

The writing was very poetic and beautiful. I was invested in the folklore. I enjoyed the story and the fmc learning her magic. I just wasn't fully attached to the characters.

I enjoyed the pacing of their relationship. I like how the fmc stood her ground and wasn't afraid to do what she wanted.

I thought everyone's relationships were heartwarming. I loved the small found family in this and how they would all literally die for each other.

I have to say I did not like the ending at all. I was shocked and needed to know what happened after the last sentence. It put me through too much. I need full closure.
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▫︎ Magic & spells
▫︎ Forced proximity
▫︎ Beauty and the Beast vibes
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Short to the point synopsis
Liska Radost has magic. Her village tells her magic is evil and she will not use it. Liska goes to the dark and magical woods and she meets the Leszy (warden of the woods) who offers her a wish (to get rid of her magic) in exchange for one year of serving him. The question is if she can survive him.