Jenny Greenteeth has been minding her own business at the bottom of her lake for hundreds of years when her watery home is disturbed by the arrival of a witch, who was bound in irons and thrown in to drown. To her own surprise, Jenny rescues the witch, Temperance, and soon joins forces with her and a nomadic goblin to seek out the tools that will allow them to defeat the ancient evil that has taken over Temperance's town and is threatening Jenny's lake.
This is a lovely fantasy tale that plays with the folklore of the British Isles and presents it in a fun new way. I'd heard of Jenny Greenteeth in passing, but this is the first book I've read where such a character gets top billing, and it's absolutely delightful. I loved Jenny and her thorny ways, and I look forward to reading more from O'Neill in the future. Highly recommended for fans of T. Kingfisher's fantasy novels.
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