I could feel every singe thing that happened.

I feel like I was inside the story, surrounded my magic. Something very special happened to me while reading this. I think that's a big reason why I love this so much. I've read it twice now and felt like the second time it was even better. I even have a really hard time writing a review for this, because I don't even really know WHY I love this so much. As the two of them grow closer, they must learn just what it is they are each willing to sacrifice: her life, her music, or the end of the world.

Yet even as her talent blossoms, Liesl’s life is slowly fading away, the price she paid for becoming the Goblin King’s bride. He accepts.ĭown in the Underground, Liesl discovers that the Goblin King still inspires her-musically, physically, emotionally. In exchange for her sister’s freedom, Liesl offers her hand in marriage to the Goblin King. Without sacrifice, nothing good can grow. The life of a maiden must be given to the land, in accordance with the old laws. The Goblin King agrees to let Käthe go-for a price. Yet, as Liesl helps shoulder the burden of running her family’s inn, her dreams of composition and childish fancies about the Goblin King must be set aside in favor of more practical concerns.īut when her sister Käthe is taken by the goblins, Liesl journeys to their realm to rescue her sister and return her to the world above. He is the Lord of Mischief, the Ruler Underground, and the muse around which her music is composed. Bad Book Review: Just believe in fairytales enough and they'll come true.Īll her life, nineteen-year-old Liesl has heard tales of the beautiful, mysterious Goblin King.

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