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The Beckoning Shadow by Katharyn Blair

The Beckoning Shadow

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Katharyn Blair

HarperCollins · Ebook · July 2, 2019

From debut author Katharyn Blair comes a heart-stopping fantasy novel, perfect for fans of Cassandra Clare and The Young Elites, about a teenage runaway who enters a dangerous tournament with an impossible prize.

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Who it’s for
A perilous tournament, fear-shaping power, and two people carrying losses make for emotionally charged fantasy.
Themes
Dangerous powers, Undoing past mistakes, Love and sacrifice
Pacing
Fast

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About this book

From debut author Katharyn Blair comes a heart-stopping fantasy novel, perfect for fans of Cassandra Clare and The Young Elites, about a teenage runaway who enters a dangerous tournament with an impossible prize. Vesper Montgomery can summon your worst fear and turn it into a reality—but she’s learned the hard way that it’s an addicting and dangerous power. One wrong move and you could hurt someone you love.

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But when she earns a spot in the Tournament of the Unraveling, where competitors battle it out for a chance to rewrite the past, Vesper finally has a shot to reverse the mistakes that have changed her forever. She turns to Sam Hardy, a former MMA fighter who’s also carrying a tragedy he desperately wants to undo. However, helping heal Sam’s heart will mean breaking her own, and the competition forces her to master her powers—powers she has been terrified of since they destroyed her life.

Fear Made Real

A perilous tournament, fear-shaping power, and two people carrying losses make for emotionally charged fantasy.

Come here for

  • A heroine whose power turns other people’s worst fears into reality
  • A contest offering the chance to rewrite the past

Expect

  • Dangerous magic with personal stakes
  • A tender, painful connection between two people with regrets

Where it sits

Paranormal & Supernatural for Teens42%
Paranormal YA Romance37%
YA Fantasy Romance26%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • YA Adventure
  • Coming of Age
  • YA Fantasy
  • Contemporary YA Fantasy
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  • YA Fantasy Romance
  • YA Stories About Girls & Women
  • Contemporary YA Romance
  • Paranormal YA Romance
Authors
Katharyn Blair
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
July 2, 2019
Format
Ebook
Theme
Dangerous powers · Undoing past mistakes · Love and sacrifice
Reading lane
YA Adventure