It’s up to her to find the legendary Lady of the Wilds and beg for a way to save her home.īut the road is darker and more dangerous than she knows, and as secrets from the past are uncovered amid the teeth and roots of the forest, it’s going to take everything she has just to survive. It’s going to take everything she has just to survive. Cerys is forced on the run, her only companions a small and irritating fox from the royal garden and the magic in her veins. Among the Beasts & Briars Ashley Poston, acclaimed author of Heart of Iron, returns with a dark, lush fairy tale-inspired fantasy for fans of Sara Raasch. It’s up to her to find the legendary Lady of the Wilds and beg for a way to save her home. Now Cerys carries a small bit of the curse-the magic-in her blood, a reminder of the day she lost everything.Īs a new queen is crowned, however, things long hidden in the woods descend on the kingdom itself.

Cerys is the daughter of the royal gardener and best friend to the crown princess, Anwen. But as Aloriya prospered, the woods grew dark, cursed, and forbidden.Ĭerys knows this all too well: When she was young, she barely escaped as the woods killed her friends and her mother. Among the Beasts and Briars is a delightful YA fairytale by Ashley Poston (author of Geekerella) that takes the reader to an enchanting journey into lost kingdoms and cursed forests, with strong and interesting characters. It has been this way for hundreds of years, since the first king made a bargain with the Lady who ruled the forest that borders the kingdom. Here there are no droughts, disease, or famine, and peace is everlasting.

Among the beasts and briars series