The Tainted Cup (Shadow of the Leviathan) Teen & Young Adult 19th Century United States Historical Fiction

The Tainted Cup (Shadow of the Leviathan) Teen & Young Adult 19th Century United States Historical FictionIn Darentana's grandest mansion, an imperial officer lies dead killed, to all appearances, when a tree erupted from his body. Even here at the Empire's borders, where contagions abound and the blood of the leviathans works strange magical changes, it's a death both terrifying and impossible. Assigned to investigate is Ana Dolabra, a detective whose reputation for brilliance is matched only by her eccentricities. Rumor has it that she always wear a

finding themselves up to their necks in adventure

" -Madeline Levine

And what if your most devastating heartbreak opened a pathway to your greatest awakening

she will teach regular people how to make rich

Whispering Bisnaga and its citizens into existence

having fled the brutality of her aristocratic husband

Kristen knows he'd be better off with someone else

Living in Timber Hall is great for Avrie

an enchanting old house in Hope Falls

her former best friend turned sister-in-law

Making friends is hard

And the fascination is mutual: one night