Cordelia is 14 and her mother, Evangeline, is on the hunt for an adequately wealthy husband so that Cordelia can one day marry an even wealthier husband. Evangeline is also a sorceress who uses her power to manipulate those around her to bend to her will. Hester is the middle aged sister for a squire who has the misfortune of being an ideal target of Evangeline. Cordelia and Hester find themselves in a dangerous situation they must both find their way out of.

I loved this just as much as Kingfishers' other fairytale retellings. I thought Hester was a perfect Kingfisher protagonist, and Cordelia was a wonderful counterpart with Hester's pragmatism about the world and Cordelia's knowledge of sorcery by naivety about everything else. I thought this one leaned ever more on the side of horror especially the kind magic Evangeline did to Cordelia.

I thought both narrators did a great job brining Cordelia and Hester to life. 

Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for an early copy.