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The Knight and the Moth

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By Rachel Gillig

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Publisher Description

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. She sleeps, and dreams of seven 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.

But just as she and her sister Diviners near the end of their service, a mysterious knight arrives at the cathedral, and Sybil dreams of a moth—the death Omen. Then, one by one, the Diviners begin to vanish.

To find them, Sybil enlists the knight’s help. But the world outside the cathedral’s cloister is wrought with peril. The seven Omens are not merely figures that visit her wakeless mind—they are real. Ancient, sorcerous, and cunning, Sybil must face each of them to recover the lost Diviners. And the knight, with whom she has become inextricably entangled, may be one of them.

74 Reviews

4.5

Alexa Smith

Created 2 days ago

“4.75 ! rachel, this is a love letter to you because you have only ever released bangers and i am grateful for it everyday. i got this ARC from a barnes & noble event (my first ever!) and got to hear rachel speak about it as well, which of course, made me fall in love with her even more. i truly don't know if ANYONE can write gothic romantasy the way that she can. the worlds that she creates are so incredibly unique that i fear no other author can compare??? i love a romantasy, always have and always will, but they admittedly can feel very similar. but that is not something i have ever felt while reading rachel's books because she truly transports every reader into a world that is unparalleled, and the knight and the moth is no different. i absolutely loved the concept of the diviners, questioning what nobility and honor means in knighthood, and the challenging of faith and gods. the worldbuilding is truly insane. the lore of the diviners, the gods, and their stone objects was just so singular. the six diviners are reduced to a number as a name and their mere ability to drown and dream for other people. their pasts are erased and all they've known is being used, while being told that their ability to divine puts them above others. i felt that six/sybil's experience as a diviner and rory's approach to being a knight shared a lot of similarities. neither wanted to be defined by the role that they've been given and upheld, and much of their relationship was them supporting each other for breaking that mold. the build of their relationship was so well done and i appreciated the slow progression towards trusting each other and letting their walls down. sybil has never had the experience of someone caring and loving her the way that rory does, and his utter devotion to hear is almost overwhelming. and their banter just made me giggle. the varying dynamics between the characters was also unexpected, but in a good way. i feel like in so many fantasy books the core group are all about the same age, but i loved having maude as a maternal figure and benji as a little brother, despite his role as king. it made the interactions and conversations between the characters more engaging. and it makes the twist at the end that much more infuriating. now to the stars of the show. first, sybil's hammer and chisel ! the fact that sybil takes her stonemason skill and tools, which is essentially a symbol of her being a prisoner to divination, and uses that and her strength to become a knight is so badass. absolutely obsessed. and then there is my beloved gargoyle :,) idk what this book would be without him and him calling everyone bartholomew. he was sassy and incredibly emotional. best squire in all the land ! the only reason why i didn't give the book a full 5 stars is because of few small things. there were some words that were repeated a lot, some of the transitions felt abrupt, and there were some things that were a tad predictable. but none of it took away from my reading experience ! utterly OBSESSED !! rachel gillig, i love you. you never disappoint and i'll read everything you write. highly highly recommend!!”

MayfieldsRead

Created 4 days ago

“Rachel Gillig has put together a solid start to a world like no other I have read. Her characters are lovable, unique, resilient and quite funny throughout the story. The flow of the story wasn’t as smooth as I would have liked it, but she definitely made up for it by about page 80 and the story started to gain steam and catch its stride. The character who steals the entire show however is gargoyle, who I’m fairly certain would be my BFF in real life! Without gargoyle this would have been one I likely would have DNF’d. He is one of the best side characters I think I’ve read this year! Love him! I would have definitely rated this higher if not for the over use of particular words (ignoble, tor, rotting flowers, peaks) and then kind of haphazard usage of very modern terms (f-off, fan-fn-tastic, huzzah, full stop) in an otherwise gothic and medieval feeling setting. The ending for me had a couple twists that I didn't see coming, so there was definitely some redemption because of it. I will definitely pick up the next book when it comes out and give it a try”

Change and grow Likeable Memorable Strong relationships Slow start, strong finish Twisty Unpredictable Atmospheric Dark Eerie Clunky Easy to read Funny Repetitive

Shehara Ranasinghe

Created 4 days ago