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Fin and the Memory Curse
A chilling Victorian London adventure about one girl's mission to break a centuries-old curse with her long-lost family at its heart - perfect for fans of Cogheart and The Castle of Tangled Magic.
Fin is a foundling growing up in the Hackney marshes, living in a tiny attic and selling leeches for a living. When she accidentally discovers she is the long-lost child of a rich Polish family called the Kaminskis, she is swept up into a supernatural adventure where she has to use everything she has learned on the streets of London and deep in the marshes to stay alive.
For the Kaminskis are haunted by an ancient evil - and Fin is the key to stopping it forever . . .
PRAISE FOR THE ICE WHISPERERS:
'Heart-warming, adventurous and thought-provoking . . . An enchanting debut from Helenka Stachera' - Sophie Kirtley, author of The Wild Way Home
'A gorgeously-written book full of magic and adventure' - Radiya Hafiza, author of Rumaysa: A Fairytale
Fin is a foundling growing up in the Hackney marshes, living in a tiny attic and selling leeches for a living. When she accidentally discovers she is the long-lost child of a rich Polish family called the Kaminskis, she is swept up into a supernatural adventure where she has to use everything she has learned on the streets of London and deep in the marshes to stay alive.
For the Kaminskis are haunted by an ancient evil - and Fin is the key to stopping it forever . . .
PRAISE FOR THE ICE WHISPERERS:
'Heart-warming, adventurous and thought-provoking . . . An enchanting debut from Helenka Stachera' - Sophie Kirtley, author of The Wild Way Home
'A gorgeously-written book full of magic and adventure' - Radiya Hafiza, author of Rumaysa: A Fairytale
315 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 21, 2022
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October 21, 2023
I loved reading this book. It was a page turner and the best book I have ever read.
July 23, 2025
Being an orphan in 1866 London is rough and hardwork. Fin is just one of many children that are left at ones doorstep but she is fine, she has a family kind off, or at least Snot and Small (dog) are kind to her.
But one day, destiny makes some turn. From being nobody, Fin becomes the girl with hair on fire.
🌿 The historical setting in London and the horrible situationship of forgetting with an mix of polish mythology and magic were an interesting prologue.
I mean, I'm always weak for London and historical settings. I also felt that peculiar work like leeching and chiming was accurate to the time period of the novel - or at least it felt like that.
🌿 I can't say that I loved the language that occured, I wish it was easier to follow somehow but after some chapters I got a hang of it. The spelling was kinda old? Him become 'im and so on.
Keeping the chapters short, and having a high pace - was a good tactic. Stachera was kind of amazing in her way of storytelling. She keeps the reader stuck from the first page and with just some illustrations as complement, I started to enjoy the novel more and more.
🌿 Fin or Fingers, because she got six fingers (which is kinda weird but alright, something had to be used I suppose, at first I was also disgusted but some people are surly born with some extra limp) are a though kid with skin on her nose and beside her, Small, the best dog ever. Togheter they can do anything. After being sold off, Fin learns that something eats her kins memories, it's a curse, that needs to broken. Seeing how hard she tries, to be strong but in reality she is kind of lonely and lost - makes her human. I liked the warmth of kinship and friends - it was beautiful and heartaching. The warmth, kind of overwhelming.
🌿 Fin and the memory curse are an amazing, fast paced and interesting tale of a girl that will get revenge on a monstrous being. The excitement laid in the mystery of the unknown, the warm memory and a feeling of belonging. And in the tale of not being forgotten. It's a novel for everyone that like strong heroines and London setting, with some magic. 4/5 🌟
Fans of Rowling, Rundberg and Oliver Twist should totally read this one, you will not be disappointed!
But one day, destiny makes some turn. From being nobody, Fin becomes the girl with hair on fire.
🌿 The historical setting in London and the horrible situationship of forgetting with an mix of polish mythology and magic were an interesting prologue.
I mean, I'm always weak for London and historical settings. I also felt that peculiar work like leeching and chiming was accurate to the time period of the novel - or at least it felt like that.
🌿 I can't say that I loved the language that occured, I wish it was easier to follow somehow but after some chapters I got a hang of it. The spelling was kinda old? Him become 'im and so on.
Keeping the chapters short, and having a high pace - was a good tactic. Stachera was kind of amazing in her way of storytelling. She keeps the reader stuck from the first page and with just some illustrations as complement, I started to enjoy the novel more and more.
🌿 Fin or Fingers, because she got six fingers (which is kinda weird but alright, something had to be used I suppose, at first I was also disgusted but some people are surly born with some extra limp) are a though kid with skin on her nose and beside her, Small, the best dog ever. Togheter they can do anything. After being sold off, Fin learns that something eats her kins memories, it's a curse, that needs to broken. Seeing how hard she tries, to be strong but in reality she is kind of lonely and lost - makes her human. I liked the warmth of kinship and friends - it was beautiful and heartaching. The warmth, kind of overwhelming.
🌿 Fin and the memory curse are an amazing, fast paced and interesting tale of a girl that will get revenge on a monstrous being. The excitement laid in the mystery of the unknown, the warm memory and a feeling of belonging. And in the tale of not being forgotten. It's a novel for everyone that like strong heroines and London setting, with some magic. 4/5 🌟
Fans of Rowling, Rundberg and Oliver Twist should totally read this one, you will not be disappointed!
August 27, 2022
We have just started to read this book and we as a family can't put it down! It's a must buy book if you read the ice Whisperers and loved it like we did, you will love this book. X
September 18, 2022
A fabulous book with a really original idea. I loved the concept and will really enjoy sharing this with my class! Looking forward to reading the Ice Whisperers next!
October 5, 2022
thought this was a fun story set in Victorian London. I really enjoyed the setting
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