First published 2024
Emory walks back through the gates of Aldryn Academy with one mission. Her best friend died in the sea caves along with several other students, and she needs answers. But Emory carries her own dangerous secret. Her magical abilities have transformed into something dark and strange, powers that could destroy her life if discovered by the wrong people. She turns to Baz, a solitary student who understands dark magic because he was born during an eclipse, outside the sacred lunar cycle that governs normal magical gifts. As Emory digs deeper into the mystery, she uncovers a secret society led by the magnetic Keiran. The investigation pulls her into a web of choices where trust becomes a luxury she cannot afford. Every step toward the truth demands a higher price, and Emory must decide how much she will sacrifice to learn what really happened that deadly night.
Genres: mystery, young-adult, paranormal, dark-fantasy
Vibes: dark, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Aldryn Academy, Sea Caves
560 pages · Paperback · Margaret K. McElderry Books
Content warnings: death, violence