"Desperate situations lead to desperate actions, and desire knows no bounds in this exhilarating gothic romantasy centred on a young woman who makes a deadly deal with a demon."
Sizzling with questions of trust and lust through a thrusting plot that fans of gothic romantasy are sure to binge on, Charlotte B. Plumb’s Reap and Sow debut is atmospheric and arresting from the off. Readers are immediately plunged into Blackbridge, where Eda and her brothers manage the family business, Shaws’ Antiques and Curiosities.
But this is no ordinary curiosity shop: “Whenever the shop bell chimed, Eda liked to guess: had they come to trade with their coin or their soul?”
The reason for the siblings’ involvement in the cloak-and-dagger trade of souls is their deceased father, who’d made a costly pact with a demon. Now the debt to the “undeniably beautiful” demon is almost paid off, Eda tingles at the thought of being free from servitude: “What would it be like, she wondered, to live outside his shadow?...Eda did not know.
Hope stirred, chased by a writhing tendril of fear. A new life. A new start. A chance to find out. And only one more Pact in their way”. Such is Eda’s desire to hasten that final pact so she can start afresh, she takes a risk that sees her brothers arrested, which leaves her with little choice: she must make her own pact.
Not only does this come at enormous personal cost, but it also exposes her to conflicts and passions aroused in her own wildly beating heart.
Playing out against a background of religious control, persecution and hypocrisy, Reap and Sow is a fast-paced, enchantingly-conjured story propelled by the conflicts, courage and desires of a young woman, and the swagger of a demon. There’s charm and humour, witty repartee and tenderness, all wrapped up as an entertaining romantasy that fans of dramatic gothic historic fiction are also likely to love.
For fans of Rachel Gillig and Hannah Whitten, prepare to bargain everything for the gothic romantasy of the year..
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For fans of Rachel Gillig and Hannah Whitten, prepare to bargain everything for the gothic romantasy of the year.. The penniless in Blackbridge only have two choices: sell your body, or sell your soul.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Reap & Sow and determined it is suitable for children aged 15-18 years old
Reap & Sow features in the following genres: Featured Books for Young Adults, Debuts of the Month, Recommendations, Fantasy / Magical, Romance / Relationship Stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy romance, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Dark fantasy, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Romance and love stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational
Hardback. £17.09, down from the £18.99 cover price. Pre-order. 8th October 2026.
Reap & Sow was written by Charlotte B. Plumb and published by Penguin Books an imprint of Penguin Random House Children's UK
Reap & Sow has 480 pages
£17.09, reduced from £18.99. Pre-order. 8th October 2026.
