House of Frost and Feathers, Lauren Wiesebron
House of Frost and Feathers, Lauren Wiesebron
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House of Frost and Feathers
A Folkloric Fantasy

Author: Lauren Wiesebron

Narrator: Daphne Kouma

Unabridged: 16 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Harper Voyager

Published: 07/15/2025

Synopsis

A touch of The Bear and the Nightingale, a bit of Juniper & Thorn, and a sense of wonder and adventure makes up this lyrical debut fantasy of a young woman in search of a home, and a home in search of people to make it feel lived in.Marisha’s time is running out. She’s already lost her family to the sleeping plague, and she fears she’ll be next. Penniless and desperate for protection, Marisha is forced to accept a job as apprentice to the notorious koldunya, the sorceress Baba Zima.But Baba Zima is renowned for being both clever and cruel. And most difficult of all is her current apprentice, Olena, who wants nothing to do with Marisha. Despite her fears and Olena’s cold demeanor, Marisha finds herself drawn into the magical world of koldunry and delves further into Olena’s research—a cure for the sleeping plague.Accompanying Olena on an increasingly dangerous, seemingly impossible search for a cure, she finds hidden connections between the sleeping plague, her own family’s history, and her bizarre, recurring dreams: dreams of a masked ball where the deep sleepers are trapped endlessly dancing—and a monstrous beaked man who haunts her every step . . .

About Lauren Wiesebron

Lauren Wiesebron is a fantasy author, writing adventures for characters who don’t yet know they need them, including The House of Frost and Feathers and The Palace Beneath the Sea. She grew up in France, developed incurable wanderlust, and became an itinerant academic studying sea creatures. When not writing, you can find her acquiring yarn and naming houseplants. She has also been known to pick up cats even when they don’t want to be picked up.

Reviews

Goodreads review by David on October 25, 2024

Deliciously dark, bold, and vivid, The House of Frost and Feathers is an imaginative tale of hope, fear, obsession, and found family filled with stunning imagery and beautiful prose. Marisha seeks to escape a life of misery and find her independence. But the infamous and feared sleeping plague is loo......more

Goodreads review by Krissi on July 01, 2025

Thank you to Netgalley, the publisher, and the author for providing a free audio arc in exchange for an honest review. Though I did enjoy this book, it was not completely what I was hoping for. Slavic tales with Baba Yaga always interest me if they are done right. However, I feel like the overall set......more

Goodreads review by M on July 29, 2025

This sounded so enchanting! Rich in Russian folklore- a sentient house, a curse plaguing the land, literal helping hands, a magical feathered friend, and a deal with a koldunya immediately piqued my interest!! Unfortunately, I think this book tried to do too much. I also think it could have benefitte......more

Goodreads review by Karolina | Bookstagram on January 07, 2025

Lets start with the positives 👀 The writing is pretty good and engaging, and the story idea as a whole sounds brilliant and had my initial attention. I loved Wiesebron's inclusion of the old Slavic tale of Baba Yaga's, or Baba Zima's in this case, house on a chicken leg and her use of Russian words......more

Goodreads review by Bre on January 20, 2025

This was a fun story based on Slavic folklore with major Howl’s Moving Castle vibes. Marisha lives in Chernozemyla, a land inflicted with an ancient sleeping plague. Every ten years on the dot people fall asleep. Both of Marisha’s parents are deep sleepers (people who sleep for more than a year) and......more

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