She lived under the opera and operated in the shadows. Isda’s job is to adjust the audience’s memories of the opera. “When do I get to step out of the shadows and live?” “Is that my fate? To always watch and envy and imagine?” “When is it my turn?” I ask. All gravoirs are to be killed upon birth, but Isda was saved by opera owner Cyril. You can tell who gravoirs are because they have a terrible marking on their face. The elixir is a powerful substance that is a large part of this world’s trade system. She is not to be mistaken for a Fendoirs, who can only pull memories from consenting people to make elixir out of them. Gravoirs are people who can experience other memories by hearing them sing and, in some cases, manipulate those memories.
"Marvelously magical and steeping with mystery.Isda is a Gravoir. "Marvelously magical and steeping with mystery." -Adalyn Grace, author of All the Stars and Teeth "A heady blend of the fantastical, the murderous, and the romantic." -Kirkus Reviews, STARRED review
Desperate to get out of the manor as quickly as possible, Myra turns to the governor's older son for help completing the painting before the secret she spent her life concealing makes her the killer's next victim. A killer stalks these halls-one disturbingly obsessed with portrait magic. Once she arrives at the legendary stone mansion, however, it becomes clear the boy's death was no accident. But one frigid night, the governor's wife discovers the truth and threatens to expose Myra if she does not complete a special portrait that would resurrect the governor's dead son. Guarding that secret is the only way to keep her younger sister safe now that their parents are gone. Myra has a gift many would kidnap, blackmail, and worse to control: she's a portrait artist whose paintings alter people's bodies. Diana Urban, author of These Deadly Gamesįrom the author of Sing Me Forgotten comes a lush new fantasy novel with art-based magic, romance, and murder. "A deliciously twisted gothic fantasy you'll want to read again and again, with characters you'll adore, prose that'll spellbind you, romance you'll swoon over, and a mystery that'll keep you guessing until the last stunning twist."
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