Within the Heart of Wicked Creatures

The Hunger Games meets Stranger Things in this Surinamese-inspired adventure, where bloodmoon-cursed Priya enters a secretive academy for the gifted to fight against attacking colonisers.

What if the darkest curse was your greatest power?Born during the blood moon and cursed with the dangerous ability to manipulate other people's souls, Priya has to hide her power or face death.When Priya wins a place to attend the country's elite school in Kuwatta, her curse is revealed to be a gift and everything changes. With a centuries old guerilla war still raging in Awaran and a strange danger lurking in the heart of the Kuwatta fortress, Priya must choose between her country and her heart.A fast-paced and dynamic story of belonging and survival."But Awaran was all she knew. The only land whose earth she had trodden, whose air she had breathed and whose water she had tasted. Awaran was the land that had given her life, the land she fought for. She knew nothing else. Why, then, did she still feel like a traveller without a destination?"

Vorwort
The Hunger Games meets Stranger Things in this Surinamese-inspired adventure, where Priya, a teenager cursed by the blood moon, is torn between duty for her country and her instinct to do what's right.

Autorentext
Rima Orie began writing on Wattpad, where her stories gathered thousands of views, and in 2018 she was selected out of 300 entries as the winner of the Moon Uitgeverij YA competition to publish her first novel, THE ROGUE PRINCE. Her second novel, WITHIN THE HEART OF WICKED CREATURES, published in Dutch in 2022 and was translated into English in 2024. Alongside her writing career, she works in The Hague for the Ministry of Safety and Justice. @rimaoriebooks on Instagram and @rimaorie on TikTok.

Klappentext

A blood moon curse.

A ruthless academy for magic users.

A dark forest harbouring dangerous secrets.

Get ready for a new, unputdownable YA fantasy with Surinamese influence and a swoon-worthy rivals-to-lovers romance, perfect for fans of The Hunger Games and Stranger Things.

Born during the blood moon and cursed with the dangerous ability to manipulate other people's souls, Priya has to hide her power or face death.

But when Priya wins a place to attend the country's elite military academy in Kuwatta, her curse is revealed to be a gift and everything changes. With a centuries-old war still raging and strange dangers lurking, Priya must decide how much she is willing to sacrifice for her people and her country.

An electrifying and gripping story of belonging and survival.

Zusammenfassung
The Hunger Games meets Stranger Things in this Surinamese-inspired adventure, where bloodmoon-cursed Priya enters a secretive academy for the gifted to fight against attacking colonisers.