Bright ruined things by samantha cohoe6/25/2023 ![]() ![]() The real mystery is who Mae herself will become as she climbs the social ladder into the glorious world of power and secrets she’s long observed from a distance. Mae’s shifting stance in relation to the family as their confidant, enemy, and friend develops alongside the intricate, fascinating system of dangerous magic. Cohoe’s prose moves at a clip through a night packed with intrigue. ![]() Mae is suddenly thrust into a surprise engagement to strange, sullen Ivo, Prosper’s grandson and the heir to his magic. That is, until the legendary once-a-year party known as First Night, during which outsiders arrive on the island. The orphaned daughter of Prosper’s old friend who will be in exile on her 18th birthday, Mae loves, fears, and desires the family and the land she’s always called home and is anxious about leaving it. “Mousy Mae” Wilson stands as an outsider. ![]() But their servants, the island’s captive spirits, are beginning to mysteriously sicken and die off. His beautiful, ruthless descendants are provided for by the grace of a magical substance known as aether. On Lord Prosper’s island the very air pulsates with magic. ![]()
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