The Story Keeper by Anna Mazzola @Anna_Mazz @annecater #bookreview #randomthingstours

Hope you are having a wonderful day!

Excited to share my review for this enchanting and magical story steeped in history and folklore! Huge thanks to Anne Cater for my invitation to the tour!🧚🏻‍♀️✨

The Story Keeper by Anna Mazzola

My Thoughts

A spellbindingly atmospheric tale full of magic and mystery!

A beautifully told historical story that will transport you to 19th century Scotland… this story had a bit of a creepy gothic vibe, chocked full of mysticism and folklore…. Scotland is a country with a rich history that definitely shown through in this book… I loved all the lores, myths, and superstitions…

Audrey is in need of work, so she heads to the Isle of Skye to record this small closed community’s folklore and traditions… while there she discovers that there are some young girls that have gone missing and when one of them turns up dead Audrey is determined to find out what is really happening… is there some truth behind the stories of the fae and fairies, or is there something more sinister at work?

Audrey was a likable character with a lot of strength and heart… I found her to be very brave not only did she travel to this isolated location on her own, but she also stood up for these missing girls that she didn’t even know… The story had so much atmosphere I could feel the cold of this Scottish isle, Damp and chilly with the fog rolling in! This was a well told well researched story that I was lucky enough to have the privilege of reading…

An enchanting historical fiction book with an engaging mystery and a generous sprinkling of magic! Absolutely recommend!

*** Big thanks to the publisher for my copy of this book ***

About the Book

From the author of THE UNSEEING comes a sizzling, period novel of folk tales, disappearances and injustice set on the Isle of Skye, sure to appeal to readers of Hannah Kent’s BURIAL RITES or Beth Underdown’s THE WITCH FINDER’S SISTER.

‘A wonderful combination of a thrilling mystery and a perfectly depicted period piece’ Sunday Mirror

Audrey Hart is on the Isle of Skye to collect the word-of-mouth folk tales of the people and communities around her. It is 1857, the Highland Clearances have left devastation and poverty, and the crofters are suspicious and hostile, claiming they no longer know their stories. Then Audrey discovers the body of a young girl washed up on the beach and the crofters tell her that it is only a matter of weeks since another girl has disappeared. They believe the girls are the victims of the spirits of the unforgiven dead. Initially, Audrey is sure the girls are being abducted, but then she is reminded of her own mother, a Skye woman who disappeared in mysterious circumstances. It seems there is a link to be explored, and Audreymay uncover just what her family have been hiding from her all these years.

Have a lovely day! Berit☀️✨