First published 2021
Sadie arrives at Charm House hoping to keep her head down and avoid attention. This boarding school operates under unusual rules. Every student carries an animal light inside her that requires careful management. The Center for Human-Animal Reform and Manners teaches girls to control these wild instincts. When Sadie learns her animal light burns fiercer than most, Lindsey invites her to join the Pack. Lindsey rules as queen of the jungle among the school's elite girls. Sadie gets pulled into their social world while nursing secret feelings for a boy from the nearby private school. Romance complicates everything at Charm House. Then someone begins threatening the girls directly. The school faces real danger. Sadie must figure out whether an outside enemy wants to destroy Charm House or if someone seeks to break apart the Pack from within. Her animal powers and new friendships hang in the balance.
Genres: romance, mystery, fantasy, young-adult
Vibes: atmospheric, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Charm House, Center for Human-Animal Reform and Manners
Period: contemporary
208 pages · Hardcover · Delacorte Press
Content warnings: violence