![]() ![]() This magic system isn’t something I’ve come across. But she’s also required to compete in a highly dangerous competition. In addition, they’ll also teach her the skills she needs to kill vampires so she can avenge her mother’s death. When they invite her to join them as an apprentice, Ava believes she might have found a family where she belongs. After watching a magic show that seems to be more than just an illusion, she learns the troupe is part of a secret society possessing true magic – the magic that also courses through her veins. She’s learned not to care for anyone other than herself and her brother.īoth of her parents were magicians when they were alive, and Ava feels like it’s in her blood – she has a talent for minor illusions. But that doesn’t convince Ava to let down her guard or allow herself to feel anything for her foster family. They’ve been shuffled around in the foster system since then, but seem to have finally found a stable home where her brother is very happy. She and her brother are orphaned after losing their father to a mugging and their mother to a vampire attack. Why did it take this long for someone to write a book featuring both of them? ![]() And to do so, she must put on the performance of her life in a sinister and dangerous competition where illusion and reality blur, and the stakes are deadly. But there’s a catch: if she wants to keep the power they offer, she needs to prove she’s worthy of it. If she joins them, they promise to teach her the skills she needs to hunt vampires and avenge her mother. The magicians reveal they’re part of an ancient secret society with true magic, and Ava has the same power in her blood that they do. The magicians may not be the bloodsuckers she’s hunting, but Ava is convinced something supernatural is at play, so she sneaks backstage and catches them in acts they can’t explain. This all-encompassing drive has given her the fuel she needed to survive foster home after foster home.īut it’s been ten years since anyone’s seen a vampire, and Ava has lost hope that she’ll ever find one…until she stumbles across a hidden magic show where she witnesses impossible illusions. But in a moment that will change everything, Leelo betrays her family, her best friend, and Endla by making an unthinkable choice.ĭiscovery could lead to devastating consequences for both Leelo and the outsider, Jaren, but as they grow closer, Leelo realizes that not all danger comes from beyond the lake-and they can only survive if Leelo is willing to question the very fabric of her society, her people, and herself.Ĭaraval meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer in this deliciously dark young adult fantasy about a girl who makes a deal with a magical secret society to enter a potentially deadly competition for the chance to avenge her mother’s death.Įver since a vampire murdered her mother, Ava has been determined to get revenge. When Leelo sees a young outsider on the verge of drowning in the lake, she knows exactly what she’s supposed to do. But as much as Leelo cares for her community, she struggles to accept that her younger brother will be exiled by his next birthday, unless he gains the magic of enchanted song so vital to Endla. Leelo has spent her entire life on Endla, coexisting with the bloodthirsty Forest and respecting the poisonous lake that protects her island from outsiders who seek to destroy it. Either way, they’re never heard from again. Outsiders are always given a choice: the Forest or the lake. I also got to meet the author at YallFest earlier this month – such a pleasure. Since this series came to an end in 2019, it was like an early Christmas present to once again visit this world. I recently finished Gleanings, a short story collection based in the world of the Arc of a Scythe series (if you haven’t read it, correct that now). And we are not the only ones to seek the bones.īecause if we don’t, it will be death to all… Marcus is named to lead the cause, but with his volatile phantom, he’ll need diplomacy as much as his sword. But I’m awake now, slowly putting the pieces back together.Īnd there is an emptiness inside me I can’t explain.Īmid the chaos, someone must collect the original twelve whistle bones from all corners of the world. My name is Ash, and I fell in the battle for Baiseen. The second sun has returned as our Bone Throwers foresaw–casting the nine realms into war. For fans of epic fantasy with adventure and romance, Curse of Shadows reveals a world of unique magic, breathtaking action, and unforgettable love.Īmassia teeters on the brink of the next Great Dying.
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