A review by fracadactyl
Norroway Book 2: The Queen on the High Mountain by Cat Seaton, Kit Seaton

5.0

Continuing off on the last book, I like how this series commits to a subtle theme. There is magic found in words and narratives and people want to take control of the narrative. For the returning protagonist Sibylla, it's the conflict of wanting to leave it all behind and a task she feels she has to do. As for the royals involved, they believed they were doing what was best but they seem to fall for the half-truths they tricked others to believe in.
For characters in fairy tales, the magic of the narrative compels them to see everything until the end. Everyone involved, no matter how much they blame someone else are cursed to follow it.
This series delves more into how it affects the characters psychologically, often manifesting in the form of traumas.