The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door, H. G. Parry
The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door, H. G. Parry
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The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door

Author: H. G. Parry

Narrator: Melissa Vaughan

Unabridged: 18 hr 30 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Redhook

Published: 10/22/2024


Synopsis

From the author of The Magician's Daughter comes The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door, a mythic, magical tale full of secret scholarship, faerie curses, and the deadliest spells of all—the ones that friends cast on each other. 

All they needed to break the world was a door, and someone to open it. 
 
Camford, 1920. Gilded and glittering, England's secret magical academy is no place for Clover, a commoner with neither connections nor magical blood. She tells herself she has fought her way there only to find a cure for her brother Matthew, one of the few survivors of a faerie attack on the battlefields of WWI which left the doors to faerie country sealed, the study of its magic banned, and its victims cursed.

But when Clover catches the eye of golden boy Alden Lennox-Fontaine and his friends, doors that were previously closed to her are flung wide open, and she soon finds herself enmeshed in the seductive world of the country's magical aristocrats. The summer she spends in Alden’s orbit leaves a fateful mark: months of joyous friendship and mutual study come crashing down when experiments go awry, and old secrets are unearthed.

Years later, when the faerie seals break, Clover knows it’s because of what they did. And she knows that she must seek the help of people she once called friends—and now doesn’t quite know what to call—if there’s any hope of saving the world as they know it. 

Author Bio

H. G. Parry lives in a book-infested flat in Wellington, New Zealand, which she shares with her sister and two overactive rabbits. She holds a PhD in English literature from Victoria University of Wellington, and teaches English, film and media studies.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Rosh on February 12, 2025

In a Nutshell:A character-driven historical fantasy combining vibes of dark academia and faerie magic. Interesting plot, complex characters, well-handled themes. Plenty of magic but need to wait a long while for it. Might seem like YA because of the characters’ ages, but the content and the plot wo......more

Goodreads review by Jasmine on November 10, 2024

The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door is a captivating, dark academia novel featuring a magical school and the fae. It begins in 1920 when Clover Hill desperately wants to learn magic to break the faerie curse her brother received during WWI. She studies and soon becomes a student at the elite and se......more

Thank you to NetGalley and Redhook Books for providing a digital review copy in exchange for my honest opinion. Loving character driven stories is both a blessing and a curse. Is it worth seeing so much of someone– seeing their personality, their likes and dislikes, their fears and dreams, their rela......more

Goodreads review by Books_the_Magical_Fruit (Kerry) on October 19, 2024

This is 100% a five star book. It’s amazing. I’m genuinely sad that I finished it a moment ago. The plot seems similar to Harry Potter at first, but the book quickly moves beyond that into a unique, fantastic, magical world all its own. Four young friends meddle in things they shouldn’t. Isn’t that......more

Goodreads review by Faiza on November 04, 2024

What a brilliant book. A unique blend of dark academia, fantasy, and historical fiction. Top notch writing, beautiful world, gripping and twisty plot, flawed and dynamic characters. In awe! The story follows Clover Hill, who finds herself thrust into a world of magic in a desperate attempt to save he......more