Foul Days

In her debut, Genoveva Dimova tells a story spread across two novels, Foul Days and Monstrous Nights, about the cities of Chernograd from Belograd. Chernograd is surrounded by a magical wall that keeps its citizens inside the city. It also keeps the monsters inside as well. Once a year, beginning on New Year’s Eve, the barrier between the human world and the monster world is at its thinnest and Chernograd is besieged with monsters. It is the job of Kosara and witches like her to protect her city and its citizens during the "Foul Days" (the first12 days of the new year) while the monsters run rampant.

With a bit of magic, adventure, a touch of romance, and Monsters(!!!) drawn from Slavic folklore, The Witch’s Compendium of Monsters novels are a marvelous debut from an author to watch.

A well-written, gripping read. Full of new ideas and seldom-used folklore.