I Was Never Their Princess

"The fire took seven years from Liriel's mind.

That was how the court physicians explained it: the curse had trapped her memories in a loop, leaving her to relive the winter she was seven. She could still learn, still choose, and still understand the hurt in another person's face. But when the silver bells rang, the old terror came back, and she reached for the role that made her feel safe.

Our family decided the cure was to give her that role forever."