The Binding Spell

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by Linton, Marisa | Interest age: from c 14 years Published 08/05/2025 by Chicken House Ltd in the United Kingdom Paperback | 464 pages128 x 198 x 29mm | 272gAdebut atmospheric fan tasy, think dark academia meetsMexican Gothic.Morgan thinks her nightmares are over when she moves to Weir Hinnywith her archaeologist father. She even befriends a local boy,Joe Harper, whose secrets seem as tangled as hers. And for a while,their time together is magic.But when her father begins work on an ancient burial site ?Morgan?s bad dreams return. With every relic he unearths,she sees a creeping horror emerge. A binding curse that bindsthem all . . .Thedebut novel from the Times/Chicken House2023 award winner, historian and professor Marisa Linton.Astand-alone YA contemporary fantasy novel with folkhorror elements, set in a creepy rural village.?Spells,legends, druids and all things supernatural.? Show more