After Lena's Claiming as Light and Dark, the Mortal and Caster worlds are in turmoil. Someone must be sacrificed to make things right, and Ethan, the Wayward, must figure out who. Like its predecessors (Beautiful Creatures, Beautiful Darkness), this volume is too long. But it intriguingly blurs the lines between good and evil and culminates in an ambiguous ending that invites discussion.

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