A story about four teenagers, on a mission to save the world. But when even your own shadow is an enemy, where do you go? When those you are supposed to trust turn their back on you, where do you turn?
A story about a princess and a prince, as likely as the moon and the sun, but even those stories have their cracks.
This is a YA fantasy books which include things like LGBTQ+ and POC (and other things), a subplot of romance, and a bunch of tropes like enemies to lovers, slowburn, the "chosen" one (kind of at least), quests, I hate everyone but you, found family (which we all love) lovers to enemies and so much more. It's a book that talks about friendship, grief and building relationships and I think it has a strong and powerful meaning.
TW!!! Mentions (and visual) abuse (mental, physical and mentioned sexual, but not a lot in this book), prejudices, depression, anxiety, suicide and suicidal characters, swearing, murder, blood and aggression, a lot of angst, and generally characters that are morally grey. (There is no sexual scenes in this book but it can and is implied in some scenes, and I have one harassment scene at the end of the book, but it's not major, but it might trigger some things).
Chloe wants to show the kingdom of Sarias, where music is everything, that song should be filled with emotion and passion. But living in the shadow of her popstar step-sister, she has no choice but to hide who she is, even when her voice captures Prince Ethan Alexander's heart...
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In the kingdom of Sarias, popularity and worth are defined by a ranking on Musetunes. Music is how every Ace in the land discovers their mate. Only when two Aces sing to each other can they find their true love. Chloe Leighton has decided to give singing a try - as long as no one finds out who she is. There is no profile picture. No age. No name. Just Anonymous. That's how she must stay. But can she hide her identity when she gets to the top of the charts?
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Cover designed by April Alforque