Review: "Nightshade and Oak" by Molly O'Neill — A Celtic Fantasy of Deities and Rebellion
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A review of Molly O'Neill's book "Nightshade and Oak," which follows the Welsh deity Mallt Y Nos as she navigates the aftermath of Boudica's rebellion against the Romans. The story features Mallt and Queen Boudica's daughter Bellis racing across Celtic and Welsh Britain to find magic and restore order.
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· 3 pulledMallt Y Nos is a very busy deity in the days after the defeat of Boudica and her rebellion against the Romans.
This book never slows down as Mallt and Bellis race around Celtic and Welsh Britain to try and find the magic they need to put things right again.
Mallt is, by far, the most
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