{"id":4933,"date":"2022-08-13T01:00:44","date_gmt":"2022-08-13T06:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/?p=4933"},"modified":"2024-06-12T23:57:17","modified_gmt":"2024-06-13T03:57:17","slug":"book-the-witch-of-duva","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-the-witch-of-duva\/","title":{"rendered":"The Witch of Duva"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"book-680\" class=\"bdb-book-info\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/book_thewitchofduva.png?fit=250%2C374&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"The Witch of Duva\" class=\"alignright\"\/><strong>Title:<\/strong> The Witch of Duva<br \/><strong>Author:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/author\/leigh-bardugo\/\">Leigh Bardugo<\/a><br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/series\/grishaverse\/\">Grishaverse #0.5<\/a><br \/><strong>First Published:<\/strong> <span content=\"2012-06-06\">June 6, 2012<\/span><br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/publisher\/tor-books\/\">Tor Books<\/a><br \/><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 58<br \/><strong>Genre:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/genre\/fantasy\/\">Fantasy<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/genre\/short-stories\/\">Short Stories<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/genre\/young-adult\/\">Young Adult<\/a><br \/><strong>Format:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/format\/web\/\">Web<\/a><br \/><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/source\/tor-com\/\">Tor.com<\/a><br \/><strong>Rating:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/rating\/5\/\"><span class=\"bdb-font-awesome-star-wrap\"><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/13643163-the-witch-of-duva\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/addtogoodreads.png?ssl=1\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a><br \/><br \/><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong> <p>There was a time when the woods near Duva ate girls\u2026or so the story goes. But it's just possible that the danger may be a little bit closer to home. This story is a companion folk tale to Leigh Bardugo's debut novel, Shadow and Bone.<\/p>\n<p>This story is available to read for free <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tor.com\/2012\/06\/06\/the-witch-of-duva-a-ravkan-folk-tale\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> on Tor.com.<\/p>\n<strong>Get the Book:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3BxIPkW\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/reactormag.com\/the-witch-of-duva-a-ravkan-folk-tale\/\" target=\"_blank\">Free Online<\/a>\r\n<hr \/><\/div>\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\/\",\n\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Review\",\n\t\t\t\t\"datePublished\": \"2022-08-13T06:00:44+00:00\",\n\t\t\t\t\"description\": \"The Witch of Duva\",\n\t\t\t\t\"publisher\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Radical Dreamer\"\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/pastelgoth.net\\\/blog\\\/book-the-witch-of-duva\\\/\",\n\t\t\t\t\"itemReviewed\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Book\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"The Witch of Duva\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"author\": [\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Leigh Bardugo\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/pastelgoth.net\\\/blog\\\/book-database\\\/author\\\/leigh-bardugo\\\/\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t],\n\t\t\t\t\t\"isbn\": \"\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"numberOfPages\": 58,\n\t\t\t\t\t\"publisher\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Tor Books\"\t\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\t\"image\": \"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/pastelgoth.net\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/book_thewitchofduva.png?fit=250%2C374&ssl=1\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"datePublished\": \"2012-06-06T00:00:00+00:00\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.goodreads.com\\\/book\\\/show\\\/13643163-the-witch-of-duva\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"genre\": \"Fantasy\"\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\"author\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Jamie\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/pastelgoth.net\\\/blog\\\/\"\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t, \"reviewRating\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Rating\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"ratingValue\": 5,\n\t\t\t\t\t\"bestRating\": 5\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t\n<h2>Review<\/h2>\n<p>I had been meaning to get around to reading something by Leigh Bardugo due to her popularity in the YA community. Though I had already picked up the original <strong>Grishaverse<\/strong> trilogy, I found this companion story on the Tor website and decided to give it a try. I am so happy that I stumbled across this short because I was honestly blown away.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Witch of Duva<\/strong> is a dark fantasy about a harsh winter and the mysterious disappearances of young girls in a small village. The tone of the story is overwhelmingly atmospheric as Duva is brought to life. The whispers of evil lurking in the woods left me with a sense of dread from the very start all the way to the story&#8217;s denouement. Even with the premise, I was surprised by how dark this story ended up being.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Witch of Duva<\/strong> reads like an old fairy tale, with characters and creatures pulled straight from Russian folklore. There are a lot of descriptions of food that I had started to think was just filler, but then realized that food and eating play an integral part in the story. I fell in love with the food-based magic in this story which was different from the kind of magic that I&#8217;m used to seeing in fantasy stories. All in all, I was really impressed with this short story. It was the right amount of magic with just a touch of horror and it makes me curious to read more books in the Grisha universe.<\/p>\n<h2>Quote<\/h2>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThere was a time when the woods near Duva <strong>ate girls<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<h2>Content Warnings<\/h2>\n<span class=\"ubb-spoiler\"><a class=\"ubb-view-spoil\">View Spoiler &raquo;<\/a><span style=\"display: none;\" class=\"ubb-thespoil\">Abuse, Cannibalism, Domestic Abuse, Implied Sexual Abuse, Parent Death, Verbal Abuse, Violence <a class=\"ubb-hide-spoil\" style=\"cursor: hand; cursor: pointer;\">&laquo; Hide Spoiler<\/a><\/span><\/span>\n<h2>About the Author<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ubb-about-author\">\n<h3>About Leigh Bardugo<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_leighbardugo.png?fit=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft ubb-about-author-photo\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_leighbardugo.png?w=200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_leighbardugo.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_leighbardugo.png?resize=75%2C75&amp;ssl=1 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Leigh Bardugo is a #1 New York Times bestselling author of fantasy novels and the creator of the Grishaverse (coming soon to Netflix) which spans the Shadow and Bone Trilogy, the Six of Crows Duology, The Language of Thorns, and King of Scars\u2014with more to come. Her short stories can be found in multiple anthologies, including the Best American Science Fiction &amp; Fantasy. Her other works include Wonder Woman: Warbringer and Ninth House (Goodreads Choice Winner for Best Fantasy 2019) which is being developed for television by Amazon Studios.<\/p>\n<p>Leigh was born in Jerusalem, grew up in Southern California, and graduated from Yale University. These days she lives and writes in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ubb-author-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leighbardugo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Website<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lbardugo\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Twitter<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/OfficialLeighBardugo\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/4575289.Leigh_Bardugo\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Goodreads<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4dzJoaY\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lbardugo\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Instagram<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/lbardugo.tumblr.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Tumblr<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Review I had been meaning to get around to reading something by Leigh Bardugo due to her popularity in the YA community. 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