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The wicked will rise
293 pages
A gritty, high-stakes fantasy that plunges readers into a twisted world where failed plans breed desperate, violent consequences.
What it feels like
This propulsive young adult fantasy plunges readers into a dark, subversive atmosphere where the lines between good and evil are violently blurred. The mood is tense and dread-soaked, driven by the urgent fallout of a failed assassination and the sudden vulnerability of a once-scorned home. It feels gritty and unapologetic, leaning into moral ambiguity and high-stakes danger rather than traditional fairy-tale comfort. The prose is direct and action-oriented, carrying the reader swiftly through a landscape fraught with peril, profanity, and graphic violence. It is a perfect fit for readers who devour twisted, edgy retellings and crave a narrative that feels dangerous, desperate, and relentlessly fast-paced from the very first page.
- Mood
- tense
- dangerous
- dread-soaked
- Tone
- urgent
- gritty
- dark
- subversive
- Pace
- propulsive
- Themes
- moral ambiguity · unintended consequences · subversion of good and evil · protecting home
- The writing
- The prose is direct and gritty, pulling no punches as it delivers a fast-paced, violent narrative.
- The arc
- The journey moves from the shock of a failed mission into a desperate, high-stakes scramble to protect a vulnerable home.
- Who it's for
- Young adult readers who crave dark, subversive fantasy retellings where traditional morality is flipped and the stakes are brutally high.
Content notes
- graphic violence
- profanity
About the book
Amy's job as assassin didn't work out as planned. Dorothy is still alive. The Order has vanished. And the home she couldn't wait to leave behind might be in danger.
Amy's job as assassin didn't work out as planned. Dorothy is still alive, the Order has vanished, and the home she couldn't wait to leave behind might be in danger. The plot contains profanity and graphic violence. Book #2
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