A Song of Wraiths and Ruin

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When her mother, the Sultana is assassinated, Karina does not want to carry the burden of rulings and looks for a way to resurrect her mother for which will involve dark magic and a human sacrifice. Central to the festival is a competition among the seven alignments (Sun, Moon, Wind, Earth, Water, Fire, and Life).

Both realize that it is easier to kill someone you don’t know well (and who you’re not attracted to), and both come to a point where they have to weigh winning back what they’ve lost against the possible future that could be built if they worked together.Just as Farid is about to strike down Karina, Malik appears and offers to let Idir possess his body so he can kill Karina himself. An action-packed tale of injustice, magic, and romance, this novel immerses readers in a thrilling world and narrative reminiscent of Children of Blood and Bone. I could spend an eternity talking about the detailed and magical world Brown has created, but I have so many other things I want to say that I’ll leave it at that. In a starred review by Kirkus Review states that the storyline is "revitalizing and exciting, Brown’s debut breathes life into ancient but still relevant folk stories".

Now that he was seeing Karina up close, mistaking her for a servant felt like having mistaken the sun for a candle.Now Malik and his older sister, Leila, must make a deal with the obosom, a sort of minor god or spirit in certain Ghanaian tribal folklore and religions, who has decided to collect Nadia as his payment for fulfilling her wish. The first in an fantasy duology inspired by West African folklore in which a grieving crown princess and a desperate refugee find themselves on a collision course to murder each other despite their growing attraction.