Kingdom of Souls

A girl with no
gifts must bargain for the power to fight her own mother’s dark schemes—even if
the price is her life.

Crackling with dark magic, unspeakable betrayal, and daring twists you
won’t see coming, this explosive YA fantasy debut is a can’t-miss, high-stakes
epic perfect for fans of Legendborn, Strange the
Dreamer, and Children of Blood and
Bone.
“Magnetic and addictive. This book is black girl magic at its
finest.”—New York Times bestselling author Dhonielle Clayton
Heir to two lines of
powerful witchdoctors, Arrah yearns for magic of her own. Yet she fails at bone
magic, fails to call upon her ancestors, and fails to live up to her family’s
legacy. Under the disapproving eye of her mother, the Kingdom’s most powerful
priestess and seer, she fears she may never be good enough.
But when the Kingdom’s children begin
to disappear, Arrah is desperate enough to turn to a forbidden, dangerous
ritual. If she has no magic of her own, she’ll have to buy it—by trading away
years of her own life.
Arrah’s borrowed power reveals a nightmarish
betrayal, and on its heels, a rising tide of darkness that threatens to consume
her and all those she loves. She must race to unravel a twisted and deadly scheme…
before the fight costs more than she can afford.
Set in a richly imagined world inspired by whispered tales of
voodoo and folk magic, Rena Barron’s captivating
debut is the beginning of a thrilling saga about a girl caught between gods,
monsters, and the gift and the curse of power.

“Masterful.” —SLJ (starred review)