Shades of Darkness, 1 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781481432573)

American Gods meets The Secret History in this suspenseful start to a brand-new fantasy trilogy about a girl named Kaira Winters, the murders that keep happening at her artsy boarding school, and the lengths she must go to in order to protect the people she loves.

When Kaira Winters decided to go to Islington--a boarding school deep in the woods of Michigan--she thought she could finally get away from everything she has tried so hard to forget, including some things from her past that she refuses to believe ever actually happened.

Everything seemed great until the bodies of murdered students started appearing all over campus. The victims seem to have been killed in some sort of ritual sacrifice. And even worse, Kaira's dreams are giving her clues to the killer's identity.

Though she tries to resist, Kaira quickly realizes that she is the only one who can stop the violence, but to do so she must come to terms with her past. She's going to have to listen to the voice that is buried deep within her...the one that claims to have unimaginable power...the one that claims to be an actual goddess.

But even if Kaira can harness the power within her, will it be enough to stop the darkness that has fallen over her school? And if it is strong enough, then what's to stop the goddess from wreaking her own havoc once she's released?

Filled with murder, mystery, and a little bit of magic, this fresh genre-bending novel is a thrilling page-turner you won't be able to put down until the very last page.

Author: A. R. Kahler
ISBN-10: 1481432575
ISBN-13: 9781481432573
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Language: English
Published: 03/08/2016
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.70h x 5.90w x 1.10d

Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 12/01/2015 pg. 121
Kirkus Reviews 12/15/2015
Voice of Youth Advocates 02/01/2016 - Reviewed - More Editing Needed
Booklist 02/01/2016 pg. 50
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2016 pg. 129 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw