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Awakening: The Commune’s Curse Book 1 by Lucy A. McLaren
Indie Ink Awards 2022
Nominee:
Writing the Future We Need: Nonbinary Representation
Indie Ink Awards 2022 Finalist: Writing the Future We Need: Mental Health Representation Indie Ink Awards 2022 Finalist: Writing the Future We Need: LGBTQ+ Representation Indie Ink Awards 2022 Finalist: Writing the Future We Need: Gay Representation Indie Ink Awards 2022 Nominee: Writing the Future We Need: Asexual Representation Indie Ink Awards 2022 Nominee: Prettiest Book Interior Indie Ink Awards 2022 Nominee: Best Debut Indie Ink Awards 2022 Nominee: Side Character MVP Indie Ink Awards 2022 Nominee: Prettiest Prose Indie Ink Awards 2022 Finalist: This Book Made Me Hungry/Thirsty Indie Ink Awards 2022 Finalist: Shadiest Character Indie Ink Awards 2022 Nominee: Best Villain Indie Ink Awards 2022 Nominee: Best Morally Gray Character Indie Ink Awards 2022 Finalist: Best Friendship Indie Ink Awards 2022 Nominee: Best Use of Tropes Indie Ink Awards 2022 Finalist: Best Mentor Character Indie Ink Awards 2022 Finalist: Wittiest Character Indie Ink Awards 2022 Nominee: Best Setting Indie Ink Awards 2022 Finalist: Best Light Read Indie Ink Awards 2022 Nominee: Best Book Cover & Cover Artist The Kingdom of Septima is ruled in all but name by the Commune, a ruthless cult that seeks control of an ancient power that has taken root in unsuspecting children in Septima. To maintain their hold on the kingdom, the Commune will stop at nothing to capture children who show signs of this power, to be weaponised or eliminated. 18-year-old Evelyn Folksman is in hiding. Taken in by a tavern-owner, she is haunted by the horrific events that drove her from her home years before. Evelyn is forced to face her past when two wayward children, Raif and Rose Huntsman, arrive at the tavern, pursued by Commune soldiers. The children fall under Evelyn’s reluctant care as the trio narrowly escape a raid. Relentlessly hunted by Commander Jonah Sulemon and Commune agent Lord Eirik Torrant, Evelyn and Raif cannot fathom why they pose such a threat to the Commune, until six-year-old Rose unwittingly reveals a terrible secret: she possesses powers more fearsome than any the Commune has unearthed in decades. There are only two options: to be captured and imprisoned, or to run for the rest of their lives. Young Adult • Children’s Fiction/Science Fiction and Fantasy • Fantasy/Sword and Sorcery • Diversity Representation/Mental Health • Fantasy/Dark • Diversity Representation/LGBTQ+ |
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