The Magicians meets Fight Club in this heart-stopping contemporary fantasy stand-alone about a teen girl with special powers who seeks redemption through a dangerous tournament that guarantees the winner a chance to undo the past. Perfect for fans of Cassandra Clare and The Young Elites, and written by debut author Katharyn Blair.
Vesper Montgomery can summon your worst fear and turn it into a reality-but she's learned the hard way that it's an addictive and dangerous power. One wrong move and you could hurt someone you love.
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.
My Review:
This book was so fantastic to read! I really enjoyed this world of the Baselines and the Oddities, the history and the threats faced. And Vesper, who has a power that scares her, that she had an incident that hurt her family, and now she hides away from the world and herself. She was complicated, and I loved reading her story!
The whole Tournament, watching Vesper learn to fight, learn to use her abilities, was really great to read! I really enjoyed her interactions with Sam, but also Sapphira and Aldrick, and the team teaching her to fight. I really enjoyed watching her left them in, to not be so alone and afraid of herself!
Watching Vesper be so conflicted about betraying Sam, it was so entertaining to read! After all, they both had their reasons for wanting the unraveling-to take back what her powers did, to no longer be an oddity, and to bring his ex-girlfriend back to life. Well, things grew more complicated, as they investigated what actually happened, when she died. So that was really great!
Yeah that this is a series. After all, the Wardens are still alive and kicking, still posing a threat. And while Vesper is a good spot right now, well, she did go through a lot, and might have some future troubles besides the Wardens.
Really enjoyed this book, and I'm excited to read more!
Author: Katharyn Blair
Series: The Beckoning Shadow #1
Read: June 23rd, 2020
Source: Edelweiss
Reason Why: Sounded really great, and it's a DAC Book and a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2020 Book!
Publisher: Katherine Tegan Books
Published: July 2nd 2019
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