The Gilded Ones – Namina Forna

Blurb:Sixteen-year-old Deka lives in Otera, a deeply patriarchal ancient kingdom, where a woman's worth is tied to her purity, and she must bleed to prove it. But when Deka bleeds gold - the colour of impurity, of a demon - she faces a consequence worse than death. She is saved by a mysterious woman who…

The Clockmaker’s Daughter – Kate Morton – #20booksofsummer

This is the 3rd book from my 10booksofsummer reading challenge, which is hosted by Cathy at 746Books. Blurb: My real name, no one remembers.The truth about that summer, no one else knows. In the depths of a nineteenth-century winter, a little girl is abandoned in the narrow streets of London. Adopted by a mysterious stranger,…