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The best debut fiction to read this spring

Kat Delacorte

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A simmering supernatural romance set in the crumbling Italian city of Castello, where mafia clans make the rules, dark magic pulses the streets and the sins of the past threaten to consume the present. . . 
 
As seen on TikTok..... Perfect for lovers of Chloe Gong, Renée Ahdieh and V.E. Schwab 
 
When sixteen-year-old Lilly arrives in Castello, she isn't impressed. 
 
A secluded town in the Italian mountains is not where she saw her last years of high school playing out. 
 
Divided for generations by a brutal clan-family war, the two halves of Castello are kept from destroying each other by the mysterious General, a leader determined to maintain order and 'purity'. . . whatever the cost. 
 
Lilly falls in with the rebellious Liza, brooding Nico and sensitive Christian, and sparks begin to fly. But in a city where love can lead to ruin, Lilly isn't sure she can trust anyone -- not even herself. 
 
And then she accidentally breaks Castello's most important rule: when the General's men come to test your blood, you'd better not be anything more than human... 
 
"Startlingly original . . . Readers will be lured in to this tumultuous world of warring families, forbidden power, and heart-searing romance." 
 
- Lyndall Clipstone, author of Lakesedge and Forestfall

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