Labyrinth meets folk horror in this dark and romantic tale of a lost girl and the shadows that lurk in the forest.
Fall under the spell of the Lord of the Wood and uncover the dark past of a village that will go to any lengths to ensure its maidens stay good.
In the small town of Winston, Pennsylvania, they fear the Lord of the Wood almost as much as they fear God. According to legend, ghosts of the nearby forest steal unattended babies, leaving enigmatic tokens of wood and bone in their place. Leah Jones didn't believe the legend, thinking it just a way to scare the local kids—until her baby brother disappears.
Filled with shame and the weight of the town's judgment, Leah crosses the river into the Lord of the Wood's domain to bring her brother back. But the devilish figure who has haunted Winston for generations isn't what she expects. He tells her she can have her brother back... for a price.
It's a bargain that will uncover secrets her hometown has tried to keep buried for decades. And what she unearths will have her questioning everything she's been taught to fear.
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy
Fall under the spell of the Lord of the Wood and uncover the dark past of a village that will go to any lengths to ensure its maidens stay good.
In the small town of Winston, Pennsylvania, they fear the Lord of the Wood almost as much as they fear God. According to legend, ghosts of the nearby forest steal unattended babies, leaving enigmatic tokens of wood and bone in their place. Leah Jones didn't believe the legend, thinking it just a way to scare the local kids—until her baby brother disappears.
Filled with shame and the weight of the town's judgment, Leah crosses the river into the Lord of the Wood's domain to bring her brother back. But the devilish figure who has haunted Winston for generations isn't what she expects. He tells her she can have her brother back... for a price.
It's a bargain that will uncover secrets her hometown has tried to keep buried for decades. And what she unearths will have her questioning everything she's been taught to fear.
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy
Praise for this book
"Raw, brutal and heartbreaking in turn, Bovalino masterfully weaves deliciously sinister horror with unflinching, complex themes. I am in awe." - Kat Dunn
"A deliciously creepy, haunting exploration of love, hate, and what it means to forgive yourself." - Kate Dylan
"Whimsical, dark, and acutely painful. This is a story that will reach into your soul, pull taut, and make itself at home there." - M K Lobb
"Sweet as honey and brutal as a knife-Bovalino has crafted a parable of self-forgiveness and community power fearsome enough to drive men and gods, alike, to their knees. If only all vengeance could be so lush." - GennaRose Nethercott
"I sat down to read a few pages, and before I knew it, I was ten chapters in. Propulsive, original, and deeply compelling, My Throat An Open Grave whisked me straight into the dark and mysterious realm of the Lord of the Wood, where nothing was quite what I expected. A fascinating blend of folk horror and fairytale, just as I've come to expect from the talented Bovalino." - Erica Waters
"A deliciously creepy, haunting exploration of love, hate, and what it means to forgive yourself." - Kate Dylan
"Whimsical, dark, and acutely painful. This is a story that will reach into your soul, pull taut, and make itself at home there." - M K Lobb
"Sweet as honey and brutal as a knife-Bovalino has crafted a parable of self-forgiveness and community power fearsome enough to drive men and gods, alike, to their knees. If only all vengeance could be so lush." - GennaRose Nethercott
"I sat down to read a few pages, and before I knew it, I was ten chapters in. Propulsive, original, and deeply compelling, My Throat An Open Grave whisked me straight into the dark and mysterious realm of the Lord of the Wood, where nothing was quite what I expected. A fascinating blend of folk horror and fairytale, just as I've come to expect from the talented Bovalino." - Erica Waters
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