SOLVED. YA Fantasy book that has an athame that opens into a shadow world. Spoiler. [s]

[Dawn]

This is what I remember. I do not know how long ago, other than that it was pre-covid. I do not remember if there were any other books in the series or not. I do not remember the author or any of the character's names. My grandson remembers the same book and both of us would like to read it again.

(Book 1) young girl, mother, father, uncle, distant male cousin. Father is a leader of sorts. mother is very quiet. Uncle is a teacher, cousin about the same age as her. Daughter has not learned all of her skills yet. They wield a tool/weapon called an Athame that can open a door/rift/portal to another world/dimension. If I remember correctly, it is a shadow world. She has a male friend and her cousin that she interacts with mostly. SPOILER(I think):



She has brother was thought to be dead, but she found a body on life support in a cabin that was supposed to be locked. enemy burns down the village, she saves tool from harm. girl runs away from enemy with tool, has to jump off of a roof into a rift to save their lives. There is an enemy that can maybe blend in with the trees?

(Book 2): Girl awakens in a healer's home with no memories of her prior life and learns healing from the healer, the home is on a long dam, maybe in Asia. I think she knows the son of the healer? There is also a boy who works as a scavenger in the waters behind the dam. The girl plays inside the infrastructure of the dam and knows her way around quite well which comes in handy when she is running from the enemy. scavenger finds a tool used by the girls' family and keeps it hidden.

[Robert]

Is anything familiar on the results from running a google search for: site:goodreads.com athame

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[Dawn]

Unfortunately, no. However, the following about the Blackhill manor is familiar, but the rest of the synopsis does not fit at all. "A secret school hidden in the deep forests of Northern Ireland is protected by an ancient powerful magick. But an evil presence lurks in the forest." I do remember the children going to classes, one of which her uncle teaches, but not in a formal school setting. And I am thinking more Scottish Highlands near the sea than Irish forests. Thank you for looking!

[Joseph]

This is maybe Seeker, by Arwen Elys Dayton.

Book 2, Traveler, features a home on a long bridge in Hong Kong.

[Dawn]

Yes, Yes, Yes!!! Thank you so much! already on hold at my library!

[Joseph]

Perfect!