Into the Crooked Place

Desperate times call for desperate magic . . .Magic rules the city of Creije Capital and Tavia Syn knows just how many tricks she needs up her sleeve to survive. Selling dark magic on the streets for her kingpin, she keeps clear of other crooks, counting the days until her debt is paid and she can flee her criminal life.But then, one day, with her freedom in sight, Tavia uncovers a sinister plot that threatens to destroy the realm she calls home. Desperate to put an end to her kingpin's plan, Tavia forms an unlikely alliance with three crooks even more deadly than her:Wesley, the kingpin's prodigy and most renewed criminal in the realmKaram, an underground fighter with a penchant for killing first and forgetting to ask questionsAnd Saxony, a Crafter in hiding who will stop at nothing to avenge her familyWith the reluctant saviours assembled, they embark on a quest to put an end to the dark magic before it's too late. But even if they can take down the kingpin and save the realm, the one thing they can't do is trust each other.

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This book is full of adventure, flirtation, sass, betrayal, disguise, growth, duty, fate and a hint of pirate swashbuckling fun. I highly recommend this novel as an excellent adaptation of the Little Mermaid that has managed to become its own story in the process Mythic Reader

Product details

• Authors: Alexandra Christo
• Publisher: Hot Key Books
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 14 to 19
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 08.10.2019
• EAN: 9781471408441
• ISBN: 978-1-4714-0844-1
• No. of pages: 496
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 197 mm x 27 mm
• Series: Into the Crooked Place
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; Fiction > Science fiction, fantasy; Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Fantasy Romance, FICTION / Fantasy / Romantic, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Fantasy / General, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Fantasy / Dark Fantasy, Fantasy romance (Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy romance, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy