Gallant: A Gothic Fantasy Novel by V. E. Schwab ****

Gallant: A Gothic Fantasy Novel of UnsettlingSecrets, Unlikely Allegiances, and Demons Behind Closed Doors by V. E. Schwab

Olivia + Hannah = Ohana – Family. How much will Olivia do to escape the orphanage and rescue her family’s home from ghouls, curses, and Death? Mute Olivia, with only her mother’s journal, struggles to unravel her past and find her future. Fantasy.

Before she died, Olivia Prior’s mother abandoned her at Merilance School for Independent Girls with only her mother’s journal. Matron Sarah taught mute Olivia how to sign, but all the other matrons and girls bullied and abused Olivia. None of them learned to sign. Olivia was strong and fought back.

Her mother’s journal warned her, “Olivia, Olivia, Olivia, Remember this— … you will be safe as long as you stay away from Gallant.” However, when Olivia had an opportunity to leave Merilance for Gallant, she took it.

At Gallant, she met Hannah, Edgar, and her cousin Matthew. Also, many dead relatives (ghouls), a secret door to Death’s domain, and family secrets.

The letter that released Olivia from Merilance said, “Come home,” while her mother’s journal warned, “Stay away.”

This is a fantasy about the importance of family and home. “Home is a choice. Those four words sit alone on a page in her mother’s book, surrounded by so much white space they feel like a riddle. In truth, everything her mother wrote feels like a riddle, waiting to be solved.”

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