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ARC Review: Goblins of Bellwater by Molly Ringle


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Rating: 3 stars. 


 I received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. (Thanks!)

Maybe I don't read enough about goblins, but this was an interesting read. Please note that this is a New Adult book, so there is some explicit sexual content. 



The Goblins of Bellwater follows these two sisters and two boys who are cousins that live in a small town. Kit (one of the guys)'s family are basically servants to the goblins and try to protect the humans as much as they can. But Skye walks into the forest and eats goblin food, which causes them to start making her a goblin. Kit starts dating Livy, Skye's sister, and Kit's cousin, Grady, becomes mated to Skye in a goblin ritual. This story is about the four of them trying to save Skye and Grady and stop the goblins. 

This was definitely an interesting read. I'm getting more into New Adult books because they are about people my age, which I like. The whole mythology behind goblins was something I haven't seen before so that definitely had me hooked. Also I was really happy about how interesting these characters were (sometimes characters are hard to tell apart in books, which is frustrating). Livy is basically a forest ranger, Skye is an artist and barista who becomes almost mute as a result of the goblins, Grady loves to cook and Kit likes to make wood carvings. 

If you're looking for a NA book that's a bit outlandish, pick up The Goblins of Bellwater in October. 
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