"Everything I love in a book."--Victoria Schwab, author of #1 New
York Times bestseller This Savage Song
"The kind of taut, atmospheric thriller that gets your heart racing
and sets your imagination on fire. Sensational."--Claire Legrand, *New
York Times-*bestselling author of Furyborn
Finalist for the Minnesota Book Award
*New York Times-*bestselling author Jacqueline West captivates readers
with a dark, hypnotic story about the cost of talent--and the evil that
lurks just out of sight. Fans of Holly Black and Victoria Schwab will be
mesmerized by this gorgeous, magnetic novel.
High school senior Anders Thorson is unusually gifted. His band, Last
Things, is legendary in their northern Minnesota hometown. With guitar
skills that would amaze even if he weren't only eighteen, Anders is the
focus of head-turning admiration. And Thea Malcom, a newcomer to the
insular town, is one of his admirers. Thea seems to turn up everywhere
Anders goes: gigs at the local coffeehouse, guitar lessons, even in the
woods near Anders's home.
When strange things start happening to Anders, blame immediately falls
on Thea. But is she trying to hurt him? Or save him? Can he trust a girl
who doesn't seem to know the difference between dreams and reality? And
how much are they both willing to sacrifice to get what they want?
Told from Anders's and Thea's dual points of view, this exquisitely
crafted novel is full of unexpected twists and is for fans of Holly
Black's The Darkest Part of the Forest and Melissa Albert's The Hazel
Wood.
