By Lindsay Jenkins-Tucker, CRRL Staff
The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door, opens a new window by H. G. Parry
Clover Hill’s life is changed forever when her brother returns from fighting in The Great War grievously wounded. His wound, however, is not from mortal weapons, but caused by a faery summoning gone wrong. This catastrophe reveals to Clover and her family that magic is, in fact, real and is practiced in secret all around the world. Despite being from a non-magical family, Clover is determined to learn magic in order to break the faery curse and save her brother’s life.
Against all odds, Clover is admitted on scholarship to Camford, a prestigious magical university for the elite members of The Family (those who have the gift of magic). There, she meets three individuals who will change her life forever: Alden Lennox-Fontaine, wealthy heir to one of the top magical families; Hero Hartley, a wealthy socialite; and Eddie Gaskell, a quiet and unassuming botanist with a traumatic past. When Clover and her new friends’ experimentation with forbidden magic yields disastrous results, the safety of both the magical and non-magical worlds is at stake. Will Clover be able to save both her brother and the world at large? Or, will all things end in chaos and pain?
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The Atlas Six, opens a new window by Olivie Blake
Order of Swans, opens a new window by Jude Deveraux
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