When I encounter a book by this author, I never even check what the book is about. I trust it’s good. So, I pre-ordered a copy and when I stumbled upon this book on Netgalley I also requested…

Within the safety and bounds of Mistaken, the lure and wonder of the world beyond beckon strongly to one young woman, yet leaving comes with a high cost in A Land So Wide by Erin A. Craig. Protected from monsters, known as Bright-Eyeds, by a deal made by the founders of Mistaken with the Benevolence, where sacrifices are made and tokens are left to honor them, the settlement is provided with the Warding Stones that keep the Bright-Eyeds out and the people who spend a night there bound forevermore to the location.