Description: A Cosmopolitan Best YA Book of 2023! A Teen Readers' Choice Award Semi-Finalist A 2024 Texas Library Association TAYSHAS Selection "Mystery, fantasy, romance--this book has it all, and every page is more compulsively readable than the last. Gasp-inducing, heart-rending, and beautifully crafted, Garden of the Cursed is nothing short of genius ." --Jennifer Lynn Barnes, #1 New York Times -bestselling author of The Inheritance Games series " A delicious read full of swoony romance (fake-dating trope!), dangerous gangsters, wondrous magic, and an elaborate mystery that will keep the pages flying." --Tricia Levenseller, New York Times- bestselling author of Blade of Secrets "Katy Rose Pool kicks off a brand new duology with a badass lead and a very fascinating mystery that you definitely won't be able to put down. Sprinkle in some magic and an enemies-to-lovers romance and we officially have a new favorite series ." -- Cosmopolitan " One of the most original fantasy novels I've read in years ." --C. L. Herman, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the All of Us Villains duology "A fresh, fascinating magic system, an intricate blend of fantasy meets mystery, and a riveting fake dating romance-- I devoured this in a single day ." --Amanda Foody, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the All of Us Villains duology * " High-stakes action and bureaucratic intrigue abound, but it's Marlow and Adrius's charged relationship that keep tensions elevated. Sumptuous worldbuilding and fully realized, intersectionally diverse characters further enhance this enticing tale." -- Publishers Weekly, starred review "The story blends creative worldbuilding elements with beloved tropes. Delightfully intriguing." -- Kirkus "Recommended for any library." -- Booklist "An exciting start to a duology that will leave readers eager for the next installment." -- BookPage Praise for the Age of Darkness trilogy A Morris Award Finalist for There Will Come a Darkness * "A successful ending to a brilliant trilogy about human hope and connection . . . set in a diverse world that celebrates and affirms all kinds of love." -- Kirkus Reviews , starred review for Into the Dying Light * "Mind-blowing twists, budding love, and terrible betrayals feature in this...study of power, agency, and identity." -- Kirkus Reviews , starred review for As the Shadow Rises "Solidifies Katy Rose Pool as one of the best fantasy writers of the 21st century." -- Popsugar on As the Shadow Rises * "Masterful." -- BCCB , starred review for There Will Come a Darkness "You get the feeling Katy Rose Pool's plot is always seven steps ahead of you. You'll want to catch up as quickly as possible." -- Refinery 29 on There Will Come a Darkness

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