Wish You Dead

Rebecca Westcott
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Mean Girls meets manifestation and murder... A contemporaryteen thriller with a sapphic romance, perfect for fans ofHeathers, Sue Wallman and Holly Jackson. Sixteen-year-old Morgana Merrick is all about control. She's themost feared, powerful and popular girl at Avalon Academy, whileher half-brother, Art, and his chilled-out group of surfer friendsreign peacefully in the year above, known for their legendarybeach parties. At one such party, an ugly encounter with one of Art's friendsleaves Morgana shaken. She retrieves the box under her bed filledwith crystals, charm bags and her Book of Shadows, and asks theuniverse for justice to be served... As frenemy after frenemy wrongs or irritates her, Morgana manifestsrevenge upon them - and, to her surprise, it works. She feelsinvincible. Until someone ends up dead. Is the universe bending to Morgana's will? Or is someone elsebehind the attacks? And can she find out who it is, before anyoneelse meets a deadly end...? Places the typical villain of the story - the most populargirl in school - as the complex protagonist, full of female rage,with Taylor-Swift-coded themes of Karma and being the Antihero... Not supernatural, but respectfully taps into the 'baby witch'world of manifestation, crystals and spirituality. Features an unlikely sapphic romance between Morgana and hermysterious new friend Celeste.
Genres: Mystery
331 Pages

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