Title: The Night and the Moth
By: Rachel Gillig
Genre: Fantasy
Pages: 385
Release Date: May 20th, 2025
Rating: ★★★★☆
Summary from Goodreads:
Sybil Delling has spent nine years dreaming of having no dreams at all. Like the other foundling girls who traded a decade of service for a home in the great cathedral, Sybil is a Diviner. In her dreams she receives visions from six unearthly figures known as Omens. From them, she can predict terrible things before they occur, and lords and common folk alike travel across the kingdom of Traum's windswept moors to learn their futures by her dreams.
Just as she and her sister Diviners near the end of their service, a mysterious knight arrives at the cathedral. Rude, heretical, and devilishly handsome, the knight Rodrick has no respect for Sybil's visions. But when Sybil's fellow Diviners begin to vanish one by one, she has no choice but to seek his help in finding them. For the world outside the cathedral's cloister is wrought with peril. Only the gods have the answers she is seeking, and as much as she'd rather avoid Rodrick's dark eyes and sharp tongue, only a heretic can defeat a god.
Review:
The Knight and the Moth by Rachel Gillig was an atmospheric and enchanting read that swept me up with its lush prose and haunting imagery. Gillig creates a world that feels both eerie and magical, filled with tension, romance, and folklore like beauty. The characters are layered and compelling, though at times I wished the pacing had been a little tighter, as certain sections dragged compared to the otherwise mesmerizing narrative. Still, the gothic atmosphere and emotional depth made this a memorable story that lingered long after I turned the final page. A strong, evocative read that fans of dark fairy tales will love.
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