#BookReview: Havenfall by Sara Holland

Havenfall (Havenfall, #1)
Havenfall by Sara Holland
Young Adult Fantasy
Pub: March 3rd, 2020
Bloomsbury Ya
⭐⭐⭐


Havenfall is an Inn that is located in the mountains of Colorado. The inn houses and protects the door ways to the other realms. They are Fiordenkill, who are considered noble and stoic, yet secretive. Their magic is in healing. Then Bryn who deal with elemental magic. The realm of Solaira, who are shapeshifters and lastly we have Haven, aka Earth, the human world. Humans don't know about the magic, well they don't remember it once they leave.

Maddie, is spending her Summer at Havenfall, it is home to her. She hopes to one day take over for her uncle, the current inn keeper, as it's been her family line that does so. It is the innkeepers job to play host and maintain the peace. All who seek refuge and peace are free to come and go to Havenfall, those who break it are no longer welcome. Which has resulted in one of the doors to the realms being sealed off due to an incident that took place many years ago.

It is the time of year again, for the peace summit to take places between the realms. It is an annual event that occurs each summer at the solstice. Which means the Inn is full of guests and human staff. Things are not quite what they seem this year and an old secrets are coming to the surface. Maddie must figure out who to trust and what to believe.

I liked this story, I guessed correctly early on some of the twists and was surprised with others. It's a very quick read, which is funny when you look at my reading length. But that's just me and life. But the actual story it's self is a quick moving story that takes places over a short period of time. Tropey but it's a YA novel, potential love triangle (view spoiler) to name some.

I am interested to know what will happen next and I hope to continue on with this series/trilogy.

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