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By (author) Christo, Alexandra Short description/annotationFrom the author of To Kill a Kingdom and Into the Crooked Place comes the second in a spectacular fantasy duology, in a world thriving with black magic.Description

From the author of TO KILL A KINGDOM and INTO THE CROOKED PLACE comes the second in a spectacular fantasy duology, in a world thriving with black magic.Threats are like promises. Don”t make ones you can”t keep. With Wesley as their prisoner, Dante Ashwood and Zekia tear through the streets of Uskhanya, conquering cities at a time with their army of Crafters and enthralled citizens. As Wesley realises the truth of his power and Zekia tries to lure him to darkness, he must fight against the deadly magic that invades his mind and find a way back to his friends before it”s too late.Meanwhile, as the cities fall, Tavia, Saxony and Karam prepare for a fight unlike any other. With tensions running high and battles at every turn, they must unite an army of Crafters, crooks and even politicians if they truly want to take down Ashwood once and for all.But things are never simple: with dark magic circling and old secrets clawing from the grave, the unlikely friends have to decide just how far they”ll go to do what”s right and if they”re willing to sacrifice everything to win – including each other.

Review quoteThis book is full of adventure, flirtation, sass, betrayal, disguise, growth, duty, fate and a hint of pirate swashbuckling fun. I highly recommend this novel as an excellent adaptation of the Little Mermaid that has managed to become its own story in the processReview quoteTo Kill a Kingdom is the The Little Mermaid of your nightmares… you should definitely add this one to your to read lists! Lira is an absolutely riot!Review quoteI really, really, loved this book. There”s not enough books out there which go into the underwater-fantasy genre. To Kill a Kingdom fills that gap in the market. It”s well written and the characters are simply brilliantReview quoteI thoroughly enjoyed this bookReview quoteThis was AWESOME. It”s so rare to find well-developed second-world fantasy YA standalones – but this book managed to deliver a great story, three-dimensional characters and excellent world-building all within one single novelReview quoteThis is actually a harder review to write than I anticipated; I literally just want to write a page of “I love it, I love it, I love it” and squeal with excitement as I reminisce over this incredible book and suffer through my book hangover! I can”t recommend To Kill A Kingdom highly enough; it certainly lives up to the expectation and can certainly rival incredible fantasy books such as those by Maas and Bardugo, and I can”t wait to see what Christo writes in the future!Review quotea glorious new book for your YA fantasy shelfReview quoteIt has everything! Banter, sass, chemistry, pirates, adventure, action, a bitch queen mother, incredible world-building, consistent plot and pacing and awesome character arcs and progression. Ultimately, it is incredibly fun and entertaining. Just read it.Review quoteAlexandra Christo”s debut is much better than anything Maas has ever written. Definitely a book that I can see turning into a big hit with readers.Review quoteThe world building is deft, and the spectacular ending is a happy one for Lira and Elian, but it will leave readers blissfully wanting more.Biographical note

Alexandra Christo is a British author whose characters are always funnier and far more deadly than she is. She studied Creative Writing at university and graduated with the desire to never stop letting her imagination run wild. She currently l