“Once there was a girl called Nettle. She was all things dangerous and laced with magic. The fairies stole her away to their world.”

The Book Fairies of Cornwall UK were joined by author Bex Hogan as #BookFairyForADay this week, hiding copies of her new book, Nettle, all around beautiful Falmouth!

The Book Fairies all around the UK have also been sharing the book, which is part one of her Faery Realm series! Looks out for Owl King coming in October… Don’t you just love Bex’s fairy wings??? 

About the book:

Inspired by faery myth and folklore, the haunting, heart wrenching tale of a girl called Nettle in a dark, foreboding faery kingdom. Welcome to a world of glittering courts, dangerous bargains and dazzling trickery. A wild misfit in the human world, Nettle is enthralled by the glamour of the faery realm, with its two moons and scarlet stars.

She grows close to Conor, a human stolen centuries before, and she also falls under the spell of mysterious Ellion, a Shadow Faery. To try to help her beloved grandmother who is fading in her world, Nettle makes a pact with the faery king. He’ll heal her grandmother in exchange for Nettle completing three tasks. She agrees, not realising that deception lurks in this enchanted place, and that she has been tricked. In this dangerous fantasy kingdom Nettle discovers, too late, her part in an age-old love story and the price she will pay.

Happy finders

We love hearing from people who find the books we leave behind! How lovely are these pictures we were sent?

Get your hands on a copy

If you love the sound of this book, you can find a copy at your local bookshop! If you like to order your books online, choose Bookshop.org to order Nettle and still support bookshops!

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