Kara Ellison

Book blurb...

April’s extra tall, awkward and clumsy and all she wants is to fit in. Sixteen-year-old April Kane has always stood out—literally. She towers over her peers, making her an outsider in every room. And now she’s been sent to boarding school where she finds out magic is real and she’s expected to learn how to use it. Accepted into the prestigious Saguaro Academy for Sciences and Arts, April is surrounded by students with remarkable talents—except no one, not even April, knows what hers is. All she knows is that when she touches someone—a hug, a kiss, or even a handhold—they feel better, while her energy drains away, so she avoids contact with others. As April grapples with her mysterious ability, she senses a deeper danger: an evil presence within the academy whose soul is too far gone to save. To confront it, April must risk everything—including the fragile pieces of herself she’s just beginning to understand. In the world of Souls and Shadows, Book One of the Tattered Souls series, understanding and taming her power might be the only way to survive. If you love magical academies, found family, mysterious powers, secret experiments, morally gray mentors, and a heroine who might be her own greatest danger…then this is the book for you. Perfect for fans of magical academies like Harry Potter and The Scholomance!