Part of Shadow and Bone, book 2
First published 2001
Alina Starkov is on the run, her identity as the Sun Summoner a dangerous secret. Haunted by the lives she took in the Fold, she flees with her once-best friend Mal to the unfamiliar shores of a foreign land. But the Darkling's forces are relentless, and Alina must learn to wield her formidable magic if she hopes to outrun her past and build a new life. With the stakes higher than ever, Alina faces an impossible choice: succumb to the Darkling's alluring power, or marshal her strength to forge her own destiny.
Genres: romance, adventure, fantasy, young-adult
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: chosen-one, enemies-to-lovers
496 pages · Paperback
Content warnings: violence