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Leaves of Holly
Arnella Hobler, author
Leaves of Holly is the first book in a trilogy, with the sequel, Garden of Silver, being released in May, 2023.
The book centres around Ivy, a young woman who’s transported to another world and is put to work as a kitchen maid in a nobleman’s castle. This world, however, has angered its Goddess and is plagued by famine and unrest. While learning to navigate her new home, Ivy will come to play a significant part in solving the mystery around the famine - and start the quest of regaining the Goddess’ blessing.
It has tropes like nature magic, crystals, nobility politics, first love, soft magic system, castles, forests and fairies.