First published 2023
Mateo Matisse and Chela Hidalgo have already accomplished the impossible. These teenage gods raised the sunken island of San Madrigal from the Caribbean depths and saved their Brooklyn community from ancient enemies. Now two creature armies clash on San Madrigal's beaches while their once united Brooklyn neighborhood splits into warring factions. Police patrol streets that once belonged to their people. A devastating prophecy forces the young lovers apart. Mateo returns to Brooklyn's hostile streets while Chela remains trapped on the island where death waits at every turn. Their divine powers as healer, destroyer, and creator remain unlimited. But separation, grief, and desperation test them as the teenagers they still are. The fate of both their communities hangs in the balance as these young gods must fight battles they never expected while struggling to preserve their love across the divide.
Genres: romance, fantasy, contemporary, young-adult
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: San Madrigal, Brooklyn
389 pages · Hardcover · Rick Riordan Presents
Content warnings: violence