Garden of the cursed

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Title:

Garden of the cursed

Author:

Pool, Katy Rose, author.

Series:

Garden of the cursed ;

Series Number:

Summary:

Since fleeing the gilded halls of Evergarden for the muck-filled canals of the Marshes, Marlow Briggs has made a name for herself as the best cursebreaker in Caraza City. But no matter how many cases she solves, she is still haunted by the mystery of her mother’s disappearance. When Adrius Falcrest, Marlow's old friend and scion of one of Caraza's most affluent spell-making families, asks her to help break a life-threatening curse, Marlow wants nothing to do with the boy who spurned her a year ago. But a new lead in her mother’s case makes Marlow realize that the only way to get the answers she desperately seeks is to help Adrius and return to Evergarden society―even if it means suffering through a fake love affair with him to avoid drawing suspicion from the conniving Five Families. As the investigation draws Marlow into a web of deadly secrets and powerful enemies, a shocking truth emerges: Adrius’s curse and her mother’s disappearance may just be clues to an even larger mystery, one that could unravel the very foundations of Caraza and magic itself. -- Amazon.

Audience:

Ages 14-18. Henry Holt Books and Company.

Grades 10-12. Henry Holt Books and Company.

Edition:

First edition.

Physical Description:

344 pages ; 24 cm.

Genre:

Fantasy fiction.

Romance fiction.

Subject Term:

Nineteen twenties -- Fiction.

Blessing and cursing -- Fiction.

Interpersonal relations -- Fiction.

Nobility -- Fiction.

Missing persons -- Fiction.

Publisher:

Henry Holt and Company, an imprint of Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC,

Publication Date:

2023

ISBN:

9781250846662

Publication Information:

New York : Henry Holt and Company, an imprint of Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC, 2023.

Call Number:

YA POOL

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Summary

In this enemies-to-lovers romantasy mystery, cursebreaker Marlow Briggs reluctantly pretends to be in love with a powerful noble to gain entry into an illustrious--and deadly--society that holds clues to her mother's disappearance.

" Nothing short of genius ." --Jennifer Lynn Barnes, #1 New York Times -bestselling author of The Inheritance Games series

Since fleeing the gilded halls of Evergarden for the muck-filled canals of the Marshes, Marlow Briggs has made a name for herself as the best cursebreaker in Caraza City. But no matter how many cases she solves, she is still haunted by the mystery of her mother's disappearance.

When Adrius Falcrest, Marlow's old friend and scion of one of Caraza's most affluent spell-making families, asks her to help break a life-threatening curse, Marlow wants nothing to do with the boy who spurned her a year ago. But a new lead in her mother's case makes Marlow realize that the only way to get the answers she desperately seeks is to help Adrius and return to Evergarden society--even if it means suffering through a fake love affair with him to avoid drawing suspicion from the conniving Five Families.

As the investigation draws Marlow into a web of deadly secrets and powerful enemies, a shocking truth emerges: Adrius's curse and her mother's disappearance may just be clues to an even larger mystery, one that could unravel the very foundations of Caraza and magic itself. This edge-of-your-seat novel is perfect for fans of Veronica Mars , These Violent Delights, and Chain of Iron .

" A delicious read full of swoony romance ." --Tricia Levenseller, New York Times- bestselling author of Blade of Secrets

Author Notes

Katy Rose Pool , author of the Age of Darkness trilogy, was born and raised in Los Angeles, CA before graduating from the University of California, Berkeley with a degree in history. Currently, she resides in Oakland, CA, where she can be found dreaming up spells and prophecies, rooting for the Golden State Warriors, and reading books that set her on fire.

Reviews (1)

Publisher's Weekly Review

Pool (the Age of Darkness trilogy) fuses fantasy, mystery, and romance in this transfixing duology opener set in Caraza City, where spellcraft knowledge is regulated by the politically powerful Five Families. Because of her mother's station as the right hand of a Five Families patriarch, Marlow Briggs leads a privileged life learning spellcraft alongside the families' young elites. After her mother vanishes, Marlow, now 17, dwells in the gang-run Marshes and works as a cursebreaker, seeking out and destroying the sources of hexes. When Five Families scion Adrius Falcrest, 18, asks Marlow for help with breaking a dangerous curse, she hesitates. Though Adrius and Marlow were once friends bordering on more, he publicly rebuffed her, breaking Marlow's heart. But regaining access to the Five Families would allow Marlow to investigate her mother's disappearance. Posing as Adrius's girlfriend to keep their agreement--and her snooping--discreet, Marlow swallows her pride and dives back in to the affluent world that once rejected her. High-stakes action and bureaucratic intrigue abound, but it's Marlow and Adrius's charged relationship that keep tensions elevated, continuously knocking confident Marlow off-kilter. Sumptuous worldbuilding and fully realized, intersectionally diverse characters further enhance this enticing tale. Ages 14--up. Agents: Alexandra Machinist and Hillary Jacobson, ICM Partners. (June)