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A maligned court magician faces an impossible choice when a princess falls for a scribe instead of her arranged match.
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A maligned court magician faces an impossible choice when a princess falls for a scribe instead of her arranged match.
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• AN INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER • AN INDIE NEXT LIST PICK • A LIBRARY READS PICK • The beloved author of Holes presents his first adult novel, a modern fantasy classic of forbidden love, a crumbling kingdom, and the unexpected magic all around us. Harrow as her struggling kingdom. Esquaveta desperately needs to forge an alliance, and to that end, Tullia's father has arranged a marriage between her and an odious prince. However, one month before the "wedding of the century," Tullia falls in lov...
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Central forbidden romance; sex referenced; implied sexual threat
Violence & gore
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War, deaths, murder legends, and peril without heavy gore
Profanity
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Limited profanity, including mild scatological language
Substance use
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Alcohol use and drug-related content appear in the story
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No evidence found in available sources
Religious content
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Magic & witchcraft
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Court magician, alchemy, and potions are central to the plot
Occult / demonology
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No real-world occult content; fantasy magic only
Political content
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Kingdom politics, arranged alliances, and class tensions
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Coerced marriage, confinement, implied sexual-violence threat
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