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Coiled, June 2017
by H.L. Burke

Uncommon Universes Press
Featuring: Calen; Ellea; Laidra
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"A fantasy of serpents, twins and cursed mirrors..."

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COILED
H.L. Burke

Reviewed by Clare O'Beara
Posted April 19, 2018

Fantasy | Young Adult Fantasy

This highly unusual fantasy leads us into a land of serpents and ships, of mirrors and curses. Two princesses were cursed by someone who gifted them a bronze mirror. One girl is cruel but appears fair; the other girl is kind but grows new deformities and warts every time she uses her innate gift of healing. COILED. I didn't have any set expectations of how the twists would unravel and was pleased by the eventual strength of the romance that develops. H.L. Burke is a mother of two girls and a lifelong fantasy fan. I can recommend her beautifully written work to anyone who wants to read something different and exciting.

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SUMMARY

A healing touch. A hideous face. A looming curse. As the ugly twin to a perfect sister, Princess Laidra lives her life in the shadows—until her parents offer her as bait for a giant serpent. Her escape attempt leaves her shipwrecked on a secluded island with only one inhabitant: Prince Calen, who lives under a curse. If anyone looks upon him, he turns into a giant serpent. Speaking to him in the darkness, Laidra sees past the monster to Calen’s lonely soul, and she determines to free him from the magic’s hold. But if Laidra can’t break the curse in time, Calen will become a mindless creature of scales and fangs forever. A YA mythology/romance that retells the myth of Eros and Psyche with adventure, magic, and true love.

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