A gorgeous hardcover edition of Bloodleaf by Crystal Smith as featured in our 2021 Young Adult, 12 Days of Book-Club-Mas Advent Calendar.

About the Book

Enchanting, visceral, and twistyNew York Timesbestselling author ofAsh Princess, Laura Sebastian

A roar of a dark and luscious epic fantasy thats layered with heady romance, bloodthirsty magic, and ghostly intriguean absolutely wicked delight.

Aurelia is a princess, but they call her a witch.

Surrounded by spirits and burdened with forbidden magic, she lives in constant fear of discovery by the witch-hunting Tribunal and their bloodthirsty mobs. When a devastating assassination attempt reveals her magical abilities, Aurelia is forced to flee her country with nothing but her life.

Alone and adrift in an enemy kingdom, Aurelia plans her revenge against the Tribunal, desperate to bring down the dark organization that has wrought terror upon her people for hundreds of years. But there’s something deeply amiss in her new home, too, and soon she finds herself swept into a deadly new mystery with a secretive prince, the ghost of an ancient queen, and a poison vine called Bloodleaf.

Aurelia is entangled in a centuries-long game of love, power, and war, and if she can’t break free before the Tribunal makes its last move, she may lose far more than her crown.