The Fairy Bargains of Prospect Hill by Rowenna Miller

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In this enchanting historical fantasy about sisterhood and self-discovery, a woman does everything she can to help her sister escape her husband perfect for fans of C. L. Polk, Mary Robinette Kowal, and Marie Brennan. There is no magic on Prospect Hillor anywhere else, for that matter. But just on the other side of the veil is the world of the Fae. Generations ago, the first farmers on Prospect Hill learned to bargain small trades to make their lives a little easiera bit of glass to find something lost, a cup of milk for better layers in the chicken coop. Much of that old wisdom was lost as the riverboats gave way to the rail lines and the farmers took work at mills and factories. Alaine Fairborn's family, however, was always superstitious, and she still hums the rhymes to find a lost shoe and to ensure dry weather on her sister's wedding day. When Delphine confides her new husband is not the man she thought he was, Alaine will stop at nothing to help her sister escape him. Small bargains buy them time, but a major one is needed. Yet, the price for true freedom may be more than they're willing to pay.

  • Product Features

    • Suggested age range - Adult
    • Format - Paperback
    • Dimensions - 5.4" W x 8.2" H x 1.2" D
    • Genre - Science Fiction and Fantasy
    • Publisher - Orbit, Publication date - 03/28/2023
    • Page count - 416
    • ISBN - 9780316378475
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1 year ago
from Fort Worth, TX

A Pleasant Read

This was one of the first books I found when I started reading again, and it was a lovely start to reading again!

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2 years ago
from Washington, D.C.

wonderful historical fantasy

(3.5 rounded up to a 4) The Fairy Bargains of Prospect Hill by Rowenna Miller is a historical fantasy set at the turn of the century about sisterhood and the fae. I listened to the audiobook, which clocks in at sixteen and a half hours and is narrated by Jesse Vilinsky. Our point of view shifts between our two main characters. Prospect Hill is located near a thinning of the veil between our world and the world of the Fae. Farmers often bargain for small trades to make life easier. But what happens if more major bargains are needed? I absolutely love this cover. There are so many details from the book in this illustration and it is super well done. The gold foil is an amazing touch. The story takes a bit of time to get going, but I got attached to the characters fairly soon. This book is a little over 400 pages, and I think that the beginning could have been tightened up a bit with more editing. I've seen this book compared with H.G. Parry's The Magician's Daughter as both are cozy fantasy. I enjoyed Parry's novel a wee bit more than I did this one, but if you like one of them you should absolutely check out the other. CW: domestic abuse, emotional abuse, physical abuse, gaslighting, animal death (chicken) I received a copy of this book to review. All opinions contained herein are my own.

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2 years ago
from Va beach

eeeee so good

Okay this was apart of my new read a book every month and i was surprised with myself how fast i went through it!! as mentioned before it is slow to build up too but very worth it !

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2 years ago

Hard to love the characters!

This was a tough one for me because I adore stories about the Fae. There was a lot of promise but the delivery didn’t quite work out. We have this family who is original to the land. They have made bargains with fairies to help make things a little easier around the farm. With that being said, they have been continuously warned not to talk to the Fae or make bargains that come with a steep price. Don’t eat their food, be very careful how you word your bargains, and etc. This story mainly focuses on two sisters, Alaine and Delphine. These two could not be more opposite. While, Alaine is happy taking over the family farm, Delphine wants something more and bigger. They both do small fairy bargains to get ahead in life and when things get overwhelming they start to up the bargains. One of the most frustrating things about this book is that you can see everything unfold from the beginning. There’s so many warnings and so many obvious moments that these two sisters ignore. It’s always just “one more time” or “I know what I’m doing.” Clearly, you never know what you are doing when it comes to the Fae. There’s so many bad decisions right after the other and it’s so hard to connect to either sister. Most of this book was just pure frustration. The first 55% of this book is so slow. The pacing is completely off on this one. It made it difficult to really want to dive into the story. I found myself almost wanting to DNF it a couple of times. I love stories about the Fae and the bargains were so interesting. I really enjoyed learning about that aspect. Also, there’s a point that we are in the Fae world and that was really interesting too. Overall, I did not enjoy this one as much as I was hoping. I am so grateful to Jordyn and Julie for buddy reading this with me. We all kind of came to the same conclusions. There are many things about this book that had so much potential but it just fell short. If you enjoy reading about characters that will constantly frustrate you and make every bad decision then this is the one for you.

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