Title Of Book: Here Lyeth (A Lifeline Fantasy Novel #1)
Author: Johanna Frank
Publisher: Marrow Publishing
Rating - 4 Stars
Level – Young adult
Genre – Fantasy
Source – e-book (review copy)
Summary – From Goodreads
Answers lie buried beneath a grave marker. Only it happens to be her own.
Something was missing. Lexxie easily buries that niggling sense. After all, she’s had all the love and protection a young woman needs. But when the man she thought to be her father spews a fever-pitched confession—that she was taken from her real family as an infant—her contented and isolated life ends.
STIRRING… EXTRAORDINARY… UPLIFTING…
Angry and heartbroken, Lexxie leaves the people she loves, following a mere hint—her true father lives in Vereiteln Dorf, two villages over. There, she’s drawn to an unconsecrated graveyard. But the locals have secrets to keep and no answers to give. The more she probes, the more her presence threatens this superstitious village—and the more she gives credence to the voice in a pit of ashes. Now amid a 1688 witch hunt, the perils of a noose lie heavy on her shoulders.
In the same village years earlier, young Meginhardt succumbs to a vicious attack. Ethereal beings take him on a time-traveling journey to conquer his perception of unworthiness. But when he learns some woman named Lexxie—not him—is chosen to carry forward his father’s descendants, his dreams incinerate, and jealousy rises from their ashes. Now frantic to ensure this undeserving woman’s demise, he delivers Lexxie a message, face-to-face. In apparitional form.
Here lyeth more than buried secrets. Can Meginhardt and Lexxie resurrect the past and breathe life into their future?
Set in fictionalized 17th century German-speaking villages, the settlements in Here Lyeth are ruled independently. Notably, one of them is notorious for its witch trials. Like gold threads in a tapestry, themes of faith are woven into the narrative.
My Review
Here Lyeth is a story of adventure, seeking answers with elements of faith mixed in. It is such a unique and well written story. We get to read the book with both main characters telling their individual story. Once I started reading it I didn't want to put it down.
Lexxie has grown up living a very sheltered life with her father and grandmother. It's all she has even know until the man she thought was her father tells her that he is not and that she was taken as an infant. This is only the beginning of her journey to find the answers she is seeking and hoping to find out who her real parents are. Lexxie's journey takes so many turns and there were many times that she finds herself in danger. She finds herself meeting people along the way but she is not sure who she can really trust. I liked Matilda, Giselle and of course Jonne.
Meginhardt grew up in the village with a very abusive father. He dies from a violent attack. His story is pretty much told from a now ethereal being. I liked his interactions with the different ethereal beings in the Kingdom.
I enjoyed learning about each of their stories and how their stories eventually interconnect. There are elements of faith throughout the story. As I stated in the beginning it is a unique story and I enjoyed reading it. This e-book was provided to me for review. This did not affect my review in any way.
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