Volume VI Issue I

A Far Wilder Magic by Allison Saft is a magical story in which we follow Margaret Welty, the best sharpshooter in town and the daughter of an alchemist, and Weston Winters, an alchemist-in-training who’s desperate for a teacher. Margaret and Weston, though an unlikely pair, find themselves joining forces and teaming up for the Halfmoon Hunt, the hunt to catch and kill the hala, a living mythical creature. We follow Maggie and Wes throughout their time in the incredibly dangerous hunt and uncover dark magic that might be the key to winning it, if they manage to survive.

This book follows a heart bounding hunt, an achingly tender slow burn romance within a vivid world, with an unique magic system and main characters that are impossible not to care for. It beautifully explores the idea of loneliness and what it feels like to be not good enough in a world where everyone is trying to suppress you and snuff you out. The perfect atmospheric fantasy novel for fall, this book will transport you to a world of crumbling manors, and forests so ancient they almost feel sentient, with a beautiful romance between a tough, reserved, neglected heroine and sweet, chevalier, good hearted, talented hero. Get lost in Saft’s beautiful prose, intricate world-building, and phenomenal love story.