Feast of the Mother

Name: Feast of the Mother
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.6 (5 reviews)
Author: Miranda Honfleur
ISBN: 9781705204863

Author: Miranda Honfleur, Nicolette Andrews

Series: Witch of the Lake #1

Narrator: Caitlin Davies

Unabridged: 6 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 06/10/2020

Categories: Fiction, Fantasy, Romance, Paranormal

Synopsis

Beneath the murky waters of the lake, an ancient being slumbers, and Brygida is its servant. Kept sheltered in the woods by her mothers from the nearby village, Brygida has never had so much as a friend—until the day she meets a charming stranger painting by the lake. He invites her to the village's harvest feast, but her taste of the forbidden ends with a murder.

Called into service for the first time, Brygida must take up her ancestral duty as Reaper of Death and solve the murder within three days. If she brings the murderer to the lake on the third day, the being she serves will be sated. If she fails, Brygida herself will be drawn beneath the murky waters, and the village massacred. There's only one problem: the main suspect is her charming painter, Kaspian.

As Brygida investigates, the dangers are many and answers few. The village and her family stand against her, and with time running short, the lake demands a price. Brygida believes Kaspian is innocent, but can she stake her life on it, when failure means condemning the rest of the village, and being dragged into the deep . . . ?

About Miranda Honfleur

Miranda Honfleur is a born-and-raised Chicagoan living in Indianapolis and partaking in all things geek. She grew up on fantasy and science fiction novels, spending nearly as much time in Valdemar, Pern, Tortall, Narnia, and Middle Earth as in reality. She writes speculative fiction starring fierce heroines and daring heroes who make difficult choices along their great adventures and dark intrigues, all with a generous dose of romance.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ashlee » libraryinthecountry

This was a quick, fast paced and fun book that is both murder mystery and fantasy! I did find the whodunnit a little predictable and it ended up being who I suspected, but I was absolutely taken by surprise by one aspect of the story and I appreciate that this book didn’t shy away from the ramificat......more

Goodreads review by Anna

3.5 stars.......more

Goodreads review by Mihir

This was the first title I chose to read because of its blurb matter and the Slavic settings. The story begins with Brygida, a witch who doubles a death’s reaper/detective. Brygida is called upon to investigate a murder of a village girl. She has only three days to complete her task. Set over such a......more

Goodreads review by Danyelle

Great start to the series and most definitely will continue with the series. I love the idea I've read book with a similar idea but this is the first one that was written the way I would have done it!......more

Goodreads review by Linda

I enjoyed reading Feast of the Mother. A fast paced fantasy about a witch named Brygida who lives in the witchlands with her two mothers. She is the reaper of death and her duty is to find the murderer of a villager. She meets a Painter named Kaspian a future lord of Rubin. I liked the adventure and......more