10 Years ago, Jack Tamerlaine left the small isle of Cadence to study to become a bard on the mainland. However, when girls start mysteriously disappearing, he's urgently summoned back home. Now he must team up with his childhood enemy to try and find them. A River Enchanted by Rebecca Ross is a spellbinding and lyrical Scottish-inspired fantasy filled with nature magic, curses, and bitter feuds. For me, what I loved most about this book was its magical world and luscious prose. Ross has a special knack for painting vivid imagery and I absolutely adored the inventive descriptions of the nature spirits. However, this comes as a bit of a double-edged sword. I think because story focuses so much on the scenery and stopping to smell the roses, I feel like sometimes the plot itself gets lost in the background. As a result, I didn’t feel like there was enough tension or build up to the climax. Overall, A River Enchanted is a gorgeous fantasy that interweaves Celtic folklore and family ...