Godwaker

The stories all say, "Don't go into the woods. The monster will eat you." They never tell the story of the woman who became the monster.

Ashwyn has lived on the edge of the Devastation her whole life, watching as the ancient forest devours anyone who gets too close. She resists the mystery under the trees, too busy trying to earn her place in the village. But when the Goddess leaves the temple to make Ashwyn one of Her Saints, the villagers accuse her of heresy and exile her to the Devastati...