Book Overview
An instant New York Times bestseller "For readers who have just finished Naomi Novik's The Golden Enclaves and are ravenous for more dark academia" (Booklist), this "pulse-pounding" (Publishers Weekly, starred review) fantasy thriller follows six teenage wizards as they fight to make it home alive after a malfunctioning spell leaves them stranded in the wilderness. Ren Monroe has spent four years proving she's one of the best wizards in her generation. But top marks at Balmerick University will mean nothing if she fails to get recruited into one of the major houses. Enter Theo Brood. If being rich were a sin, he'd already be halfway to hell. After a failed and disastrous party trick, fate has the two of them crossing paths at the public waxway portal the day before holidays; Theo's punishment is to travel home with the scholarship kids--which doesn't sit well with any of them. A fight breaks out. In the chaos, the portal spell malfunctions. All six students are snatched from the safety of the school's campus and set down in the middle of nowhere. And one of them is dead on arrival. If anyone can get them through the punishing wilderness with limited magical reserves it's Ren. She's been in survival mode her entire life. But no magic could prepare her for the tangled secrets the rest of the group is harboring, or for what's following them through the dark woods...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1665918683
ISBN13:9781665918688
Release Date:March 2023
Publisher:Margaret K. McElderry Books
Length:368 Pages
Weight:1.26 lbs.
Dimensions:1.5" x 6.3" x 9.0"
Age Range:14 to 17 years
Grade Range:Grades 9 to 12
Customer Reviews
1 rating
They are lost and it's chilling to go along with them....
Published by Bryan G , 9 months ago
I thought it would be just another adventure story about some lost kids that have magic skills to keep the reader mystified. The story isn't light, the magic system goes more in depth than expected. The twists And intrigue are there to keep the reader going. The editing can be a bit jumpy and jarring from scene to scene but I think that's meant to keep a cloud of mystery and disorientation hovering over your thoughts. A constant thought of what's going to happen next. It's full of surprises and wonder and certainly chilling vibes. It caught me off guard and I'm glad I read it with no expectations in mind.
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