A heroine of the kingdom," and that her tears can be turned into wishes. When Myrthe was 12, she cried for the first time and discovered that she was the Wishtress-one who is born "every hundred years or so. “A beautiful tale about self-worth, second chances, and mysterious enchantment.” -Kathryn Purdie, #1 New York Times bestselling authorĮxciting and clean YA fantasyStand-alone novelBook length: approximately 125,000 wordsIncludes discussion questions for book clubsīrandes's (Romanov) literal wish-fulfillment fantasy is filled with Christian allegory and richly imagined worldbuilding that's complemented by complex characters. No one knows that to grant even one wish, Myrthe would pay with her life. And they’re ready to bully, beg, and betray her for it. Their quest can end only one way: with her death.Įveryone seems to need a wish-the king, Myrthe’s cousin, the boy she thinks she loves.
As long as his growing feelings for the girl with a stone heart don’t compromise him. He gains Myrthe’s trust by promising to take her to the Well, but once he gets what he needs, he’ll turn her in. Now the new king has a job for him: find the Wishtress and deliver her to the schloss. He can stop time with a snap of his fingers.īastiaan’s powerful-and rare-Talent came in handy when he kidnapped the old king. To survive the journey, Myrthe must harden her heart to keep herself from crying even a single tear. She must travel to the Well to break the curse before it can claim her life-and before the king’s militairen find her. But when a granted wish goes wrong, she is cursed: the next tear she sheds will kill her. Myrthe was born with the ability to turn her tears into wishes.
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