Rosiee Thor Bücher

Set in a society where magic is commodified, the story follows seventeen-year-old Ingrid Ellis as she navigates ambition and loyalty. Her relationship with Lindon Holt becomes complicated when she agrees to spy on his father's political rivals for acceptance. As she delves deeper into this dangerous game, Ingrid grapples with her values and the implications of her choices, leading her to confront her true loyalties amidst the allure of power and societal advancement.

Flee across the sun-and-shadow islands of Eratia, where runes have the power to unleash monsters…Seven years ago, Karis was forced to become an acolyte for the Scriptorium, the rune scholars who rule Eratia. For centuries, these Scriptmasters have sought the key to reanimating the country’s fearsome automaton army, and anyone they deem unable to help them achieve their goal is sent away…including Karis’s brother, Matthias.Then Karis discovers a unique human-sized automaton and unintentionally wakes him up. Intelligent, with a conscience of his own, Alix has no idea why he was created. Or why his father—Eratia’s greatest traitor—once tried to destroy the automatons.Upon learning Matthias is being held by the Scriptorium’s sinister leader, Alix and Karis set out to rescue him and uncover the truth about Alix’s past. But when Karis is faced with an unthinkable choice, betraying everyone she cares about may be her only desperate chance to save their world.