make you ache, cry, and beg for the sequel as you turn the last page. This is one of those series you can't help but be obsessed with - I can't wait to see what happens next!'-RICHELLE MEAD, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Vampire Academy and Bloodlines series ' will gut you emotionally. evocative and intricate.' - Publishers Weekly 'I loved it from start to finish.' - SLJTeen, 'Morgan Rhodes has created a rich, living fantasy world and characters that immediately draw the reader in. will immediately engage readers and keep them intrigued.' - Booklist ' otherworldly epic. I absolutely loved it.' -Julie Kagawa, New York Times bestselling author of The Iron Queen 'This triple-layered tale of bloodshed, heartbreak, and tangled court intrigue kept me turning pages very late into the night.' -Lesley Livingston, author of Wondrous Strange and Starling 'From an opening dripping with blood, magic, and betrayal through complex interweaving plots detailing treachery, deceit, and forbidden love, this novel. A vicious power struggle quickly escalates to war, and these four young people collide against each other and the rise of elementia, the magic that can topple kingdoms and crown a ruler in the same day. Witches, if found, are put to death, and Watchers, immortal beings who take the shape of hawks to visit the human world, have been almost entirely forgotten.

Rebellious Jonas lashes out against the forces of oppression that have kept his country cruelly impoverished-and finds himself the leader of a people's revolution centuries in the making. The King of Limeros's son, Magnus, must plan each footstep with shrewd, sharp guile if he is to earn his powerful father's trust, while his sister, Lucia, discovers a terrifying secret about her heritage that will change everything. Once a privileged royal, Cleo must now summon the strength to survive in this new world and fight for her rightful place as Queen. Princess Cleo of Mytica confronts violence for the first time in her life when a shocking murder sets her kingdom on a path to collapse.

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