Usborne was kind enough to send me a review copy and I swear, my eyes have seldom beheld something 'Are we girls or are we demons?' And I knew I NEEDED this book in my life. As most love stories, this one started with a cover reveal. But the feeling when it actually smashes the ceiling? Priceless. 'Are we girls or are we demons?' Reading is a struggle when you pick up a highly anticipated book, your expectations have reached Mt Everest levels, and you have to hold your breath until the very last page, hoping it won't disappoint. Nothing and no one are quite what they seem to be-not even Deka herself.more But as she journeys to the capital to train for the biggest battle of her life, she will discover that the great walled city holds many surprises. Knowing the dangers that lie ahead yet yearning for acceptance, Deka decides to leave the only life she's ever known. And they are the only ones who can stop the empire's greatest threat. They are called alaki-near-immortals with rare gifts. Then a mysterious woman comes to her with a choice: stay in the village and submit to her fate, or leave to fight for the emperor in an army of girls just like her. Already different from everyone else because of her unnatural intuition, Deka prays for red blood so she can finally feel like she belongs.Р”В«ut on the day of the ceremony, her blood runs gold, the color of impurity-and Deka knows she will face a consequence worse than death.

But on the day of the ceremony, her blood runs gold, the color of impurity-and Deka knows s Sixteen-year-old Deka lives in fear and anticipation of the blood ceremony that will determine whether she will become a member of her village.

Already different from everyone else because of her unnatural intuition, Deka prays for red blood so she can finally feel like she belongs. Sixteen-year-old Deka lives in fear and anticipation of the blood ceremony that will determine whether she will become a member of her village.

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