The Binding Spell

Morgan believes her nightmares are over when she moves to the country and confides in a local boy, whose secrets seem as tangled as hers. But Morgan's bad dreams return when her archaeologist father starts working on an ancient grave. With every relic unearthed, a creeping horror emerges - a deadly spell that binds them all . . .

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A debut atmospheric fantasy, think dark academia meets Mexican Gothic. Morgan thinks her nightmares are over when she moves to Weir Hinny with her archaeologist father. She even befriends a local boy, Joe Harper, whose secrets seem as tangled as hers. And for a while, their time together is magic.

But when her father begins work on an ancient burial site – Morgan’s bad dreams return. With every relic he unearths, she sees a creeping horror emerge. A binding curse that binds them all . . .

• The debut novel from the Times/Chicken House 2023 award winner, historian and professor Marisa Linton.
• A stand-alone YA contemporary fantasy novel with folk horror elements, set in a creepy rural village.
• Spells, legends, druids and all things supernatural, it's the perfect read for WitchTok.