{"product_id":"the-darkening-paperback","title":"The Darkening - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSunya Mara\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this thrilling and epic YA fantasy debut, the only hope for a city trapped in the eye of a cursed storm lies with the daughter of failed revolutionaries and a prince terrified of his throne.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVesper Vale is the daughter of revolutionaries. Failed revolutionaries. When her mother was caught by the queen's soldiers, they gave her a choice: death by the hangman's axe, or death by the Storm that surrounds the city and curses anyone it touches. She chose the Storm. And when the queen's soldiers--led by a paranoid prince--catch up to Vesper's father after twelve years on the run, Vesper will do whatever it takes to save him from sharing that fate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEven arm herself with her father's book of dangerous experimental magic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEven infiltrate the prince's elite squad of soldier-sorcerers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEven cheat her way into his cold heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when Vesper learns that there's more to the story of her mother's death, she'll have to make a choice if she wants to save her city: trust the devious prince with her family's secrets, or follow her mother's footsteps into the Storm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat happens when saving your family means trusting the one man she's sworn to hate?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eEnemies to Lovers: \u003c\/b\u003e She needs to get close to the cold-hearted prince to save her father. The plan is simple: infiltrate his ranks and cheat her way into his heart. Falling for him was never part of the deal.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eForbidden Magic: \u003c\/b\u003e Armed with her father's book of dangerous experimental ikonomancy, Vesper will wield the very power that got her parents branded as traitors.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Cursed World: \u003c\/b\u003e A deadly magical storm, hungry stormbeasts, and a city living on borrowed time. The only thing more dangerous than the curse is the royal family meant to protect them.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFound Family: \u003c\/b\u003e Vesper was raised by revolutionaries on the run, but finds an unlikely home among the city's outcasts--the stormtouched who have been cursed by the Storm's touch.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.95 x 7.95 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 20, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Darkening\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.1\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 17\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50516994097375,"sku":"9780358749714","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/ysOv-4C33P9780358749714.webp?v=1783123205","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/the-darkening-paperback","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}