"Lush. Delicious. Bewildering. And darkly magical. Popovic has created
a world that you tumble into from the very first words and wish you
could stay in forever." --Evelyn Skye, author of The Crown's
Game
In the bewitching conclusion to Lana Popovic's sumptuous and romantic
teen fantasy duology, perfect for fans of Holly Black and Leigh Bardugo,
Malina must rescue her twin sister from a magical power more dangerous
than Death.
Twin sisters Iris and Malina thought they knew how to reverse the
ancient curse that haunts their line, the spell that destines them to
use their gleams--unique forms of beauty-manipulating magic--to entice
and enchant none other than Death himself. But both sisters thought
wrong.
Instead of ending the wicked bargain with the power of her infinite
bloom, Iris is taken to an uncanny realm between this world and the
next. Only, unlike all of Death's companions before, Iris's body goes on
the one-way journey along with her soul, arriving in a kingdom never
meant to sustain a living girl.
Left behind, Lina searches for a way to save Iris. But as Lina unearths
the dark secrets that bind her family and Iris tries to outwit Death on
his own terrain, a power resurfaces that even Mara, the original witch
mother, fears.
Now both sisters must learn to fully embrace their gleams--or else
they'll truly lose each other forever.