The Hollow Girl
Hillary Monahan
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· 8 ratings · 274 pages · Published: 10 Oct 2017
Five boys attacked her.
Now they must repay her with their blood and flesh.
Bethan is the apprentice to a green healer named Drina in a clan of Welsh Romanies. Her life is happy and ordered and modest, as required by Roma custom, except for one thing: Silas, the son of the chieftain, has been secretly harassing her.
One night, Silas and his friends brutally assault Bethan and a half-Roma friend, Martyn. As empty and hopeless as she feels from the attack, she asks Drina to bring Martyn back from death's door. -There is always a price for this kind of magic, - Drina warns. The way to save him is gruesome. Bethan must collect grisly pieces to fuel the spell: an ear, some hair, an eye, a nose, and fingers.
She gives the boys who assaulted her a chance to come forward and apologize. And when they don't, she knows exactly where to collect her ingredients to save Martyn.
Tagged as:
- fantasy 4
- horror 3
- paranormal 3
- witches & sorcerers 3
- magic 3
- historical 2
- historical fiction 2
- supernatural 2
- urban fantasy 2
- protagonists of colour 2
- spooky 2
- friendship 1
- magical realism 1
- dark 1
- crime 1
- revenge 1
- Add topics
- format - reader age
- young adult 3
- book 1
- content warnings
- sexual assault 2
- abuse 1