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Seventeen-year-old goth Sevim Burgos would love to spend all day watching music videos, but to help support the family she has to scavenge and sell elf corpses to a sketchy university professor. On one of her hunts, Sevim captures the elf prince, Aro, wounded in a Burger King. But it turns out that the elves have been watching Sevim too, and this chance encounter sets their revenge in motion.The Prince manages to escape her and leaves behind a ring with a message: ?The Prince of Eterna is in danger. This ring will save him. Return it, and your mother lives.?With her mom missing, Sevim must enter the magical home of the elves, and find a prince whose fate might be more tied to hers than she ever suspected.

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Publishers Weekly Review

Three human teens are whisked away to Eterna, an elven island off the coast of Puerto Rico, to participate in a magical event in this enticing fantasy by Ortiz (Dragonblood Ring). To make ends meet following her father's murder by elves, 17-year-old Sevim Burgos begins scavenging and selling elf corpses to her father's childhood friend, corrupt Doctor Ramírez. When elf prince Aro Herrera catches Sevim in the act, Doctor Ramírez denies any involvement with Sevim and coldly fires her. Sevim's mother is then kidnapped by Aro, who promises to set her free if Sevim participates in the annual Exchange, a weeklong event that takes place on Eterna. During the occasion, three human teens give up their ability to dream in exchange for temporary use of magic to complete challenges. As the event unfolds, Sevim learns that Eterna is home to even more treacherous secrets than she realized, and saving her mother becomes the least of her worries. Ortiz imbues the narrative's worldbuilding and magic system with abundant cultural details, entrenching the high-stakes competition with a deep appreciation for Puerto Rican lore. Through a large cast containing characters of varying abilities, sexualities, and skin tones, the author explores myriad themes of grief and identity. Ages 14--up. Agent: Linda Camacho, Gallt & Zacker Literary. (Mar.)

Booklist Review

Goth girl Sevim Burgos helps her mother make ends meet by engaging in a lucrative but shady business--selling elf corpses to a university professor. These bodies are the product of an elf war that has spilled onto Puerto Rico from the nearby island of Eterna. When her employer demands that Sevim bring him the body of one of the Iron Staff clan, the 17-year-old is pulled into the orbit of Eterna's royal family and a carefully laid trap. Believing she is about to retrieve the body of Prince Aro, Sevim instead finds herself tricked into becoming a participant in The Exchange--a week of tests and competitions spent on Eterna. If Sevim doesn't comply (and win the competitions), her mother will be killed. Ortiz (Blazewrath Games, 2020) creates a unique setting that mixes the pedestrian (Burger King, Krispy Kreme, Instagram) with ethereal fantasy. Readers will enjoy the bravery of confident, edgy Sevim and be invested in her trials on Eterna--as well as the family secrets she uncovers there. A dream-fueled saga that mixes magic with nightmares.

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Amparo Ortiz is the author of Blazewrath Games and Dragonblood Ring. She was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, but she currently lives on the country?s northeastern coast. Her short story comic, ?What Remains in The Dark,? appears in the Eisner Award?winning anthology Puerto Rico Strong (Lion Forge, 2018), and Saving Chupie, her middle grade graphic novel, is forthcoming from HarperCollins.