Ella travels a twisted and dark path as she makes a deal with the Bean-Nighe and promises to give a drop of blood every time she uses her loom.
The Bean-Nighe is a major influence in the story, and I didn’t know much about the legend prior to reading this book. The world-building in the story is really well done, and I enjoyed the integration of Celtic folklore and legends.
Your wishes might come true but not in the way you initially hoped, and sometimes those wishes can work to your detriment. The story reminds me a bit of The Monkey’s Paw by W. However, Ella soon learns to be careful what she wishes for and who she makes deals with. Since her loom is her livelihood and Ella’s only way of gaining security, independence, and getting out of debt from an underhanded and lecherous lender, Ella makes a bargain with a magical granter of wishes. Beguiled is an immersive YA fantasy that follows Ella, a weaver struggling to pay off her debt and make ends meet when her loom breaks. I read and loved Stalking Shadows last year, so I was super excited to get a chance to read the author’s new book. I’m so pleased to be on the book tour for Beguiled by Cyla Panin. until she begins to notice the loom taking more from her than she offered.Īs she becomes entangled in the lives of the city’s rich, swept into Callum’s allure, and trapped by the Bean-Nighe’s magic, Ella must figure out a way to secure her future while she still has a future at all. At that party, he’s so mesmerized by her talent, he offers Ella a place to live and patronage for her art. It seems like Ella’s fortune is finally turning for the better. And when she brings two bolts to a rich client, she meets a mysterious young man named Callum and bargains for an invitation to his exclusive party. All she has to do is feed the loom a drop of blood each time she weaves-a small price to pay for such magnificent silks. The loom is fixed, and she’s creating beautiful pieces she could have never imagined before. She, like everyone, has heard about the old washerwoman spirit called the Bean-Nighe who will grant any one wish-for a price.īut Ella is desperate, so she asks the Bean-Nighe to fix her loom. In order to buy her supplies she goes into debt of her own, and when her loom breaks, Ella realizes she needs more help than a repairperson can give her. She dreams of opening her own shop, but when her father died in debtor’s prison, she had to support herself by taking whatever clients she could get. Synopsis: A dark and enthralling story about a young woman who makes a deal with a spirit to try and gain her independence-and the twisted price she has to pay for itĮlla is a 17-year-old weaver whose entire livelihood depends on her loom.
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