Chantress fury
Amy Butler Greenfield
- Reading
- This is the conclusion of a series, so consider reading the earlier books first if you want the preceding story. You could pause after tense scenes to check how the danger and Lucy's relationship are landing.
- Themes
- Magic, power and trust: Lucy can control wind and water through song; the king keeps her close, while mistrust of her magic grows. The plot places useful power alongside suspicion, but does not establish whether the story endorses or criticises either response.
- Love and distance: Nat, who had sworn his love to Lucy, is now described as cold and distant and calls her a stranger. The relationship is under strain, but the plot account does not show why or how the story frames Nat's behaviour.
- Worth knowing
- The plot includes an attempted murder, floods that submerge parts of London, threatening monsters and a mermaid's warning of mass drowning. A strained romantic relationship also features; consider how your reader responds to peril and emotional distance.