What's the Name of That Book??? discussion
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SOLVED. Young Adult - fantasy, Arthurian type setting? [s]
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The first thing I thought about when I read this was The Dark Mirror by Juliet Marillier.It is kind of Arthurian, there is a boy (whose name is Bridei, by the way) and a girl who fall in love and the girl is sent away to some place where only women are allowed and are trained in natural healing and witchcraft and stuff. I can't say if there was any sex, because just about at the point where the two were about to be separated and being really, really, really sulky about it, I gave up the book.
The second book I thought of was The Mists of Avalon but that is probably too obvious... ;)
I checked out The Dark Mirror, and it doesn't seem to be it. Plus, Juliet Marillier is one of my favorite authors, so I have a feeling I'd have remembered if she had written it.And it's definitely not The Mists of Avalon! Much shorter, much less grim, definitely YA. But thanks for the suggestion!
More about the book: I kinda remember something about scrolls? Maybe they were looking for scrolls or something... and I definitely remember a marble. I think the girl keeps it after the boy left her on the island.
Do you feel like it was definitely Arthurian, or just a similar "type" of story? I feel like I read a fantasy duology where this happened but it was not historical at all, a pure fantasy world that was kind of like the Middle Ages.
Just a similar type - King Arthur wasn't involved at all (from what I remember), but the world reminded me of that time period. Specifically the idea of women (witches/sorceresses) living on an island, training their apprentices, etc. It definitely was not historical fiction, it was more than likely fantasy. What's the book you were thinking of?
Nope, but thanks for guessing! I don't think the book mentioned King Arthur/Merlin at all, actually - it just felt like it was set around that time period.
I think that's it! It took me a while to find a description of the book detailed enough to jog my memory, but the whole escort thing sounds very familiar and so do the events in the second book, The Glass Salamander. Thanks so much, Miriam!
You're welcome! That is in fact the one I was thinking of last month (message 4) but I couldn't remember the name and had to digs through my shelves.
What's the Name of That Book???
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**POTENTIAL SPOILERS**
-They're on a ship, travelling to an island where a group of Morgan le Fay type witches live, to drop the girl off to be trained
-Somehow, the two have fallen in love, have sex on the boat (it's a "I may never see you again" moment, because only women are allowed on the island), and the girl ends up pregnant
-The girl hides it from the witches but there's a scene where the head witch brings out some meat thing for breakfast and the girl has to go and throw up (aka morning sickness) and her secret is out.
-The girl asks whether she will be allowed to keep the child, and the answer is if the baby is a girl, she will be raised on the island, and if it is a boy, it will be ... sent away? I think it's vague on this point.
-I think the boy ends up coming back for her? Or coming back for a different reason? Not sure.
It's kinda sad how little I remember of this book - I usually remember the entire plot of most books I read as a kid. Hopefully you guys can help!