By Charlie N. Holmberg
When Gentry's father leaves their home in Utah to head to California to look for gold, Gentry is determined to keep their home and care for her brother and sister, but with strange natural disasters and very limited funds, Gentry doesn't know how they'll manage. As she desperately hopes for word from her father, Gentry encounters a mysterious stranger, Winn, who explains that gold being torn from the earth is what is causing the disasters, opening Gentry's eyes to a world she didn't know existed.
This is very different from what I normally read (I'm more of a realistic fiction reader or a fantasy-where-the-entire-world-is-created reader); the realistic setting of Utah in the 1800s paired with the fantasy element of magic was admittedly a little bit jarring for me. I say that only as an explanation for other readers who might be like me; I think if I'd paid more attention to that from the get-go and prepared for it mentally, rather than expecting more of a traditional historical romance, it wouldn't have been jarring at all. I think it was very well-written and had an interesting plot and great characters. 4 stars.
I read an ARC from the publisher. All opinions are my own.
Goodreads Summary:
Desperate to save her siblings from poverty, a young woman discovers magic fueled by gold . . . and a love for the man who wields it. Abandoned by their father for the gold rush, Gentry and her siblings labor to survive alone in the inhospitable west. When bizarre natural disasters begin wreaking havoc on the land, Gentry discovers a world of magic. Desperate for help, she accepts aid from a mysterious stranger. Winn not only sees the magic, but controls its hunger by feeding it gold—the very thing Gentry’s father left to acquire. But the earth’s unrest only grows worse, and Gentry’s fear leads her to a terrible choice: marry a wealthy man she does not love, or trust in Winn’s unpredictable power to save her family.
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