Step into the mysterious, gothic world of Blackwood Academy eighteen years prior to the events of the New York Times bestselling Immortal Consequences in this darkly enchanting prequel novella that traces the origins of fan-favorite couple August and Wren’s heated rivalry and eventual romance.
She’d hate him for the rest of eternity. She’d hate him until the very end.
When Wren Loughty finds herself dropped outside the gates of Blackwood Academy, the infamous magical boarding school located on the fringes of the afterlife, she quickly realizes that she's dead. Worse, she's stuck between life and death, eternally tasked with learning the magical skills required to guide lost souls to the Other Side.
And her first assignment? A class project with the boy known as the notorious "Demon of Blackwood," Augustine Hughes.
August doesn't do friends. He has his own reasons for wanting to get close to the new girl...reasons that are quickly becoming more complicated the more time he spends with her.
As Wren and August navigate the darkly enchanting Blackwood campus and their cutthroat fellow students, an undeniable connection grows between them. But some connections can be twisted.
And some betrayals can’t be undone.
She’d hate him for the rest of eternity. She’d hate him until the very end.
When Wren Loughty finds herself dropped outside the gates of Blackwood Academy, the infamous magical boarding school located on the fringes of the afterlife, she quickly realizes that she's dead. Worse, she's stuck between life and death, eternally tasked with learning the magical skills required to guide lost souls to the Other Side.
And her first assignment? A class project with the boy known as the notorious "Demon of Blackwood," Augustine Hughes.
August doesn't do friends. He has his own reasons for wanting to get close to the new girl...reasons that are quickly becoming more complicated the more time he spends with her.
As Wren and August navigate the darkly enchanting Blackwood campus and their cutthroat fellow students, an undeniable connection grows between them. But some connections can be twisted.
And some betrayals can’t be undone.
Title: Twisted Vows (The Souls of Blackwood Academy #0.5)
Author: I.V. Marie
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Expected Publication Date: October 20, 2026
Review:
Thank you to Random House Children's Books/Delacorte Press and NetGalley for providing me with a copy of this title to read and give my honest review. The opinions expressed here are my own.
I am totally in love with this series. Every word, every scene, every character has my heart. So give me a novella and I'm surely going to read it. And make it one that gives great background about the two main characters and I'm sure to be hooked.
If you have not read the first two books in this series, I do not recommend reading this one first as it will spoil things from those two books. I am actually surprised it is labeled as #0.5 given the information it gives that is held as a surprised for the first and second books. So I highly recommend holding off. I hope the publisher will consider changing the number for this to at least #1.5 if not #2.5.
That being said, I adored everything about this novella. There is so much great background in this story about both Augustine and Wren. The story told here, which does happen prior to the first book, is very important indeed. It shows the length both characters will go through to fight for themselves but also what one will go through to keep the other safe.
This story also builds the relationship between Wren and Augustine and gives us a better understanding of the rivalry we see between them when Immortal Consequences begins. Not just the rivalry, though. You see how they both come to care for each other even if there is some betrayal overall.
This world is just amazing and I cannot wait for more from Marie. She's cemented herself into my auto-read author pile!
Author:
I.V. Marie is the instant New York Times, USA Today and Indie Bestselling author of Immortal Consequences. She was born and raised in Miami to a Peruvian mother and Chilean father, where she acquired a penchant for afternoon cafecitos and developed an all-consuming obsession with books. Her writing ambitions began behind her grandparents’ computer, where she spent her childhood crafting spooky and fantastical short stories. When she is not writing, you can find her rock climbing or watching atmospheric Youtube videos with her dog, Mr. Darcy.
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