This is a fantasy book about a girl called Lil, who, on the day where she and her twin sister Kizzy are to discover their fate, are captured and enslaved by the horrible Boyar Valcar. Far away from their Traveller community (I imagined them as gypsies) , and forced to work in the harsh castle kitchens, Lil finds comfort in a girl called Mira. But too soon she also learns about the Dragon, a mysterious and terrifying man of myth, who takes girls as gifts. As he takes Kizzy, Lil knows she must be with her sister, even if it means becoming an immortal vampyre. (This isn't a typo, they are actually written like that in the book).

This was the first book I read by Kiran Millwood Hargrave and I really enjoyed it, as it´s full of surprises. It´s an enchanting story about slavery and friendship.