From the very beginning you know this is the kind of book where there is more than meets the eye. There are so many elements of this story that I don't want to give away but they were so creative and enthralling. One of the things that gives this book its gothic kind of feel is the plot. **** I received an advance copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Charming traditions soon give way to a string of gruesome deaths, and Ash feels drawn to Dane, a forbidden boy with secrets of his own.Īs the community prepares for a ceremony five hundred years in the making, Ash must fight not only to save her mother, but herself-and discover the truth about Quivira before it’s too late. But when Ash follows her to Quivira, Kansas, something sinister and ancient waits among the rustling cornstalks of this village lost to time.Īsh is plagued by memories of her ancestor, Katia, which harken back to the town’s history of unrequited love and murder, alchemy and immortality. These are the last words Ash Larkin hears before her mother returns to the spiritual commune she escaped long ago. “When you fall in love, you will carve out your heart and throw it into the deepest ocean. Synopsis: Romeo and Juliet meets Children of the Corn in this one-of-a-kind romantic horror. Published: Septemby Putnam Young Readers (Penguin Random House)
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