This book feels like a warm hug. From the very first page I was entirely enchanted by this cosy, fairytale-esque story.

The determined and fiercely loyal main character, Evnie is a maker of all things magical, recruited to join Reignclowd Palace as an apprentice to the grumpy and mysterious Spellsmith, who has taken mysteriously ill and lays in a coma. Evnie soon discovers that all is not what it seems at the palace, and a looming threat of dragons is putting the Princess, Reignclowd, and the entire kingdom in danger.

I completely fell in love with this book from start to finish and how nostalgic it made me feel - this very much gave me the feeling of a more mature equivalent of the sort of books I know I would’ve poured over as a little girl. An endless thank you to the author, publisher and NetGalley for providing me with an advance copy.