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They are the only ones who can stop him
After her dramatic first year at the magical Blythewood Academy, Avaline Hall is hoping for a quiet summer in New York City.
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Author: Carol Goodman
About The Book:
But when the evil Judicus van Drood starts kidnapping young girls, Ava and Raven, the Darkling boy she loves, are the only ones who can stop him.
To find her friends, Ava must journey through the Hellgate, a whirlpool in the Hudson River that’s guarded by a vicious kraken. Mortals can’t survive a trip through the Hellgate. But Ava’s been harboring a secret from everyone at Blythewood: she’s not human. This romantic and atmospheric second chapter in the Blythewood saga weds reallife events with cataclysm in the magical world, building to a heartpounding climax that will leave readers hungry for more.