The Knight and the Moth
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A gothic tale of a prophetess who is forced beyond the safety of her cloister on an impossible quest to defeat the gods with the one knight whose future is beyond her sight.
Sybil Delling has spent nine years dreaming of having no dreams at all. Like the other foundling girls who traded a decade of service for a home in the great cathedral, Sybil is a Diviner. In her dreams she receives visions from six unearthly figures known as Omens. From them, she can predict terrible things before they occur, and lords and common folk alike travel across the kingdom of Traum’s windswept moors to learn their futures by her dreams.
Just as she and her sister Diviners near the end of their service, a mysterious knight arrives at the cathedral. Rude, heretical, and devilishly handsome, the knight Rodrick has no respect for Sybil’s visions. But when Sybil’s fellow Diviners begin to vanish one by one, she has no choice but to seek his help in finding them. For the world outside the cathedral’s cloister is wrought with peril. Only the gods have the answers she is seeking, and as much as she’d rather avoid Rodrick’s dark eyes and sharp tongue, only a heretic can defeat a god.
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The Stonewater Kingdom is a 1-book series first released in 2025 with contributions by Rachel Gillig.
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I wasn’t sure what to expect from this book given mixed reviews but I loved it! I also read and loved the Shepherd King duology and would say this series felt less gothic to me, despite the gargoyles.
Speaking of gargoyles- Bartholomew carries this book. I laughed out loud so many times at his grammatical misunderstandings and paradoxical wisdom mixed with naivety. SUCH a great character. I have a tender spot in my heart for him.
I also really loved Rory and Sybil and their relationship. Hard cringe on the last name Myndacious… but otherwise I found him to avoid the worst of the standard male fantasy tropes. After a short-lived period of being ‘enemies’ based mainly on feeling judged by each other, I loved how their relationship opens up. Their flirtation and chemistry stays charged throughout!
Worldbuilding was really fun with the cast of Omens who believe themselves to be Gods… or so we think. Interesting commentary on religion and beliefs through Sybil’s abrupt disillusionment with the truths she grew up in.
I loved the female bonds at the beginning of the book and wish this could have continued!
Very fun read and can’t wait for the next one!
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