by Traci Chee
First published 2018
Sefia clutches the ancient Book that contains all of time while watching the Guard hunt for Archer across Kelanna. The prophecy demands a boy to trigger war between the Five Kingdoms, and the Guard wants Archer to fulfill that role. They already murdered her mother and father, then took Aunt Nin from her. Sefia refuses to let them claim the boy she loves. She and Archer flee together as the Guard tightens its grip on Kelanna, but the Book warns that written fate always unfolds. The Five Kingdoms edge toward the prophesied conflict while Sefia searches for ways to break destiny itself. As war consumes the realm around them, she and Archer face an impossible choice. They can run forever and watch Kelanna burn, or enter the fight that might destroy their love and separate them permanently.
Genres: romance, adventure, fantasy, young-adult
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Kelanna
Period: Prophecy
512 pages · Hardcover · Penguin Young Readers Group
Content warnings: violence