About This Book
Reach for this book when your teenager is grappling with the tension between following the rules for safety and standing up for what is right. It is an ideal choice for the high achiever who feels the heavy burden of family expectations or the child who is beginning to question the fairness of the social systems around them. Set in an alternate 1920s London where dragons are real, the story follows Vivian, a young woman who enters the high stakes world of codebreaking to save her family from a class based civil war. It explores deep emotional themes of sibling loyalty, the ethical cost of silence, and the bravery required to admit when you have been on the wrong side of history. While it features intense moments of peril and a slow burn romance, it is appropriate for older teens who enjoy complex, atmospheric mysteries and dark academia settings.
