Book details
The Earl's Childe
Description
My chore after dinner is to feed my kelpie. A kelpie, if you don't know, is a carnivorous faerie horse. Until I accidentally gave him a piece of my soul, this particular kelpie had killed two kids near the hundreds-of-years-old castle my family and I live in. Heather MacArthur had a hard enough time dealing with the arrival of a kelpie into her life, but that was only the beginning. Summoned as liaison between humans and faerie, Heather is informed by the fey nobles that another danger has arrived in the area and is claiming rights to the MacArthur lands: a particularly mad daoine sÃ-th named Calbraith, that even the kelpie finds cruel and unusual. As luck would have it, twenty students have also just arrived at the MacArthur family castle for her mother's riding camp. It will take Heather, her whole family, the royal family, and a few friends she didn't realize she had, to keep Calbraith from enslaving--or killing--all of them.
Age
12-18
Text complexity
intermediate
Length
287 pages
Book in series
#2
Why to read
- Engaging Storyline: The book offers a captivating plot that keeps readers hooked from the first page to the last.
- Unique Characters: The author is known for creating well-developed and relatable characters that readers can connect with.
- Beautiful Prose: T.J. Wooldridge has a reputation for writing beautifully crafted prose that is a pleasure to read.
- Thought-Provoking Themes: The book explores deep themes that encourage readers to think about the world in new and different ways.