The First Time I Saw Her: The Gossamer and Pitch Trilogy

Book 1 of 2: The Gossamer And Pitch Trilogy

The First Time I Saw Her: The Gossamer and Pitch Trilogy: Book One

Anna and her mother are on the run after a tragedy shatters their world. A stranger has offered them protection in a private community hidden deep in the woods, and Anna and her mother have no choice but to abandon their life and belongings to take refuge until they can figure out their next move.
But the woman who helped them may not be what she seems, and the safe-haven community has its own secrets … and its own dangers.Anna is no ordinary girl, though. She can perceive things others cannot, impossible things.
Now thrust into an unfamiliar setting with horrors unfolding all around her, Anna must figure out what she is and what she is capable of before she loses what little she has left of her life.

Robin’s Review

Triggers: Gore, child trauma, cult vibes, headless girls, body horror, grief

What Did I Just Walk Into?

Anna’s life is already a dumpster fire when she and her mom flee into the woods and end up at a “community” called Eden’s Edge—which should’ve been the first red flag. But instead of peace and healing, Anna gets creepy cult leaders, demonic nightmares, and a new BFF who happens to be very dead and very headless. What follows is a gory, ghostly, witch-drenched fever dream with the emotional weight of a coming-of-age story… if your age came with bonus blood rituals and family secrets that could choke a banshee.

Here’s What Slapped:

Ms. Jae Mazer doesn’t hold back. She rips the veil between creepy and gut-wrenching, and then dances barefoot across it with poetic prose and unapologetic gore. Anna is a narrator you want to follow—even when she’s clearly losing it. The atmosphere is claustrophobic, the pacing relentless, and the horror? Equal parts folklore, grief, and “please no, not again.” That headless girl? Iconic. That twist? Ruined me (in a good way).

Here’s What Could’ve Stayed in the Woods:

There’s a menstrual metaphor that had me squinting and muttering “Ma’am…” But honestly? It’s a blip in an otherwise bloody masterpiece. You’re either in for the ride, or you’re curled up under your bed avoiding it.

Perfect for Readers Who Love:

📖 Witchy, haunted coming-of-age horror

📖 Folklore-drenched dread

📖 Cults with secrets and spooky atmospheres

📖 Headless ghost girls with main character energy

📖 Emotional horror with bite

Reviewed by Robin for Robin’s Review

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