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Firethorn Chronicles
Sweet Basil
Hiding from sorcerer hunters, Marisol travels in search of those she can help with her dangerous gift of healing. With every life she saves comes the risk of being discovered, but only if her secret doesn't destroy her first.
Sweet Basil is a stand-alone short story set in the world of The Firethorn Chronicles, a series drawn from The Twelve Dancing Princesses and other fairytales.
Sweet Basil is a stand-alone short story set in the world of The Firethorn Chronicles, a series drawn from The Twelve Dancing Princesses and other fairytales.
24 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 30, 2021
About the author
Lea Doué
15 books153 followersA native of south Georgia, Lea currently lives in Nova Scotia, Canada with her husband, their two boys, and four cats. But, sadly, no dragons.
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January 28, 2024
Such a sweet story! I loved Marisol and Renzo’s friendship and the magical things happening were very different then what I normally read and made me really interested in what was going to happen.
‼️Content‼️
Violence: fighting with swords (not detailed); a man is pinned down by a dragon
Drug/Alcohol: a character was drugged at one point
Other: magic; dragons; magical objects and abilities; sorcerers
‼️Content‼️
Violence: fighting with swords (not detailed); a man is pinned down by a dragon
Drug/Alcohol: a character was drugged at one point
Other: magic; dragons; magical objects and abilities; sorcerers
January 18, 2025
Sweet Basil is a quick, cozy short story containing kindness, magic, and dragons.
July 14, 2022
Would you continue using your powers for good even if doing so put you in terrible danger?
I’d never read a tale about a magical tattoo, and the idea excited me as soon as it was introduced in one of the very first scenes. The person who had that tattoo knew that it was something incredibly special that not everyone around them would understand, so they had to take measures to prevent others from noticing that their tattoo could do things like move around of its own accord. I’m dancing around this subject a little to avoid spoilers, but I was impressed by how creatively the author explained this portion of the plot. It made me think about tattoos in an entirely new light, and I was pleasantly surprised by how much this item affected the course of the storyline.
It would have been helpful to have more world building. No, I didn’t expect the author to explain everything, especially since it was a prequel that was primarily meant to whet the appetites of new readers for more. With that being said, there were a few scenes I found confusing because of how little time was spent explaining what the rules of magic are in this universe and how someone can reasonably expect a magical object to behave when it is used. I simply didn’t know enough about those matters to tell if items like the tattoo were acting out of the ordinary or not.
One of my favorite things about this story was how it depicted Marisol and Renzo’s friendship. Many storytellers, especially in the fantasy genre, immediately assume that any two characters who are single and who share compatible sexual orientations must end up in a relationship together no matter how much this may or may not make sense for their individual character arcs or for the plot as a whole. Given this trope, it was refreshing to see how the author handled their friendship and where she took it. Her decisions made sense for for what I know thus far about the characters and the plot. Obviously, I can’t say how the rest of the series will develop from here as I haven’t read it yet, but I appreciated what’s been done with it up until this point.
This is a prequel to a series. It can be read as a standalone work.
Sweet Basil – A Firethorn Chronicles Short Story made me smile.
I’d never read a tale about a magical tattoo, and the idea excited me as soon as it was introduced in one of the very first scenes. The person who had that tattoo knew that it was something incredibly special that not everyone around them would understand, so they had to take measures to prevent others from noticing that their tattoo could do things like move around of its own accord. I’m dancing around this subject a little to avoid spoilers, but I was impressed by how creatively the author explained this portion of the plot. It made me think about tattoos in an entirely new light, and I was pleasantly surprised by how much this item affected the course of the storyline.
It would have been helpful to have more world building. No, I didn’t expect the author to explain everything, especially since it was a prequel that was primarily meant to whet the appetites of new readers for more. With that being said, there were a few scenes I found confusing because of how little time was spent explaining what the rules of magic are in this universe and how someone can reasonably expect a magical object to behave when it is used. I simply didn’t know enough about those matters to tell if items like the tattoo were acting out of the ordinary or not.
One of my favorite things about this story was how it depicted Marisol and Renzo’s friendship. Many storytellers, especially in the fantasy genre, immediately assume that any two characters who are single and who share compatible sexual orientations must end up in a relationship together no matter how much this may or may not make sense for their individual character arcs or for the plot as a whole. Given this trope, it was refreshing to see how the author handled their friendship and where she took it. Her decisions made sense for for what I know thus far about the characters and the plot. Obviously, I can’t say how the rest of the series will develop from here as I haven’t read it yet, but I appreciated what’s been done with it up until this point.
This is a prequel to a series. It can be read as a standalone work.
Sweet Basil – A Firethorn Chronicles Short Story made me smile.
July 5, 2022
Wonderful entertaining listening 🎶🔰
Another will written fantasy adventure thriller short story by Lea Doue about a healer and a dragon 🐉. The king 👑 believes all healers are sorcerer and hunt them. She proves to the hunter she is a healer and the adventure begins. I would recommend this novella to readers of fantasy novels 👍🔰. Enjoy the adventure of reading 👓 or listening 🎶 to Alexa as I do because of eye damage and health issues. 2022 👒🏰👑
Another will written fantasy adventure thriller short story by Lea Doue about a healer and a dragon 🐉. The king 👑 believes all healers are sorcerer and hunt them. She proves to the hunter she is a healer and the adventure begins. I would recommend this novella to readers of fantasy novels 👍🔰. Enjoy the adventure of reading 👓 or listening 🎶 to Alexa as I do because of eye damage and health issues. 2022 👒🏰👑
January 20, 2023
This is a very short story that gives us the background of one of the protagonists in her story. Very easy to read and gave me some empathy for this character, knowing why he chose the path he did, but yet knowing he had two choices and he chose the wrong one! A clean and easy read.
September 13, 2021
This book is okay. Everything about this book is okay.
August 24, 2022
It was quite interesting and the writing style was good. I feel like it might have done better as a novella, as the characters didn’t have much time to develop.
July 6, 2025
Very sweet & short.
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