Katherine Arden

"In a village at the edge of the wilderness of northern Russia, where the winds blow cold and the snow falls many months of the year, a stranger with piercing blue eyes presents a new father with a gift - a precious jewel on a delicate chain, intended for his young daughter. Uncertain of its meaning, Pytor hides the gift away and Vasya grows up a wild, willful girl, to the chagrin of her family. But when mysterious forces threaten the happiness of their village, Vasya discovers that, armed only with the necklace, she may be the only one who can keep the darkness at bay"--

The Bear and the Nightingale

Cassandra 

Emma Miller

Vasya was not greatly reassured, but after a moment's reflection she decided that "sometimes" was preferable to "never."

Tell me truly, what is there for me here but walls and cages? I will be free, and I will not count the cost.

Taryn

“Even the maidens of fairy tales do not always end happily. Alenushka was turned into a duck and watched the wicked witch butcher her duck-children” 

Syrina

The prince arrived just as pale spring became dazzling summer with a tender, capricious sky and the fading flowers buried in a wash of summer grass.

his wailing hung like mist over the silent village

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