Luminaries

by Susan Dennard

First published 2023

Winnie Wednesday's family is disgraced, but on her 16th birthday, she can take the deadly Luminary hunter trials to restore their name. To survive, she reluctantly teams up with her ex-best friend Jay, the most promising new hunter in town. Together, they'll uncover a danger in the forest no one is prepared for - where not all monsters can be slain, and not all nightmares are confined to the dark.

Genres: adventure, coming-of-age, fantasy, young-adult

Vibes: dark, suspenseful, thought-provoking

Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family

Setting: Hemlock Falls

320 pages · Paperback

Content warnings: violence

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