Beauty And Decay
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Last published Fri, Sep 13, 2024
Eighteen-year-old Hilda is dragged out of her world by Kate, a chaotic girl who appears on the Swedish island where she lived secluded from humanity for her entire life.
Thrown in the heart of civilization, in the middle of crowded Amsterdam, and while learning to become an intelligence service agent as her grandfather wanted, Hilda starts to discover the pieces which compose the puzzle of her life and actual purpose. All these while experiencing the first feelings of love when she looks up to Kate, her mentor, who ends up guiding her in more ways than she ever thought she would.
On the other side, Kate has had a completely different journey. A lifelong alcoholic turned secret agent at only seventeen along with her classmate and best friend, Iolanda, she's trying to make the best out of every day, holding onto small things that give her the power to go on.
With her contagious sense of humor and a talent to always get in trouble, she manages to make Hilda's life better while being dominated by the same attraction towards the wild girl that she now has to educate.
Both of them get into various situations and try to solve the missions that they receive from Harold, the mysterious leader of their small group in whom Hilda was advised by her grandfather to put her full trust in.
A story about genuine friendship, the power to go on, and how many forms true love can actually take.
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