{"product_id":"9780008741273","title":"The Ordeals","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Greenlaw, Rachel\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAdventure\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 7 October 2025 by HarperCollins Publishers (HQ) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 416 pages\u003cbr\u003e242 x 164 x 37 | 642g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy the author of The Woodsmoke Women's Book of Spells, featured as a Waterstones' Best Romantasy Book\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'A rich romantasy ideal for fans of dark academia' The Mirror\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'The magic system is captivating, and the ending will leave you yearning for the second book' The Express\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'Sizzling and addictive romantasy' Sunday Post\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'I absolutely treasured it from beginning to end' Cecelia Ahern, Sunday Times Number One bestseller on The Woodsmoke Women's Book of Spells\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Old Magic. New power. A contest to die for.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  **************************************************\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Sophia DeWinter has been bound to her cruel uncle, the Collector since he exacted a blood bond from her as a child. When she learns of Killmarth, an elite academy for magic wielders outside of the Collector’s control, she grabs it as her only chance to break free.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Each hopeful must prove their worth by competing in brutal and deadly challenges – the Ordeals. And that’s just the beginning, because hopefuls are also being viciously picked off one-by-one. To survive, Sophia could team up with another challenger. Perhaps the powerful wielder Alden Locke. But how to identify an ally from a rival? Or even a murderer?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In her haste to escape the Collector's power over her, has Sophia risked everything only to run from the flames and into the fire?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets the Scholomance series!' Reader review *****\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ******************************************************\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'Combines captivating world building, a seriously twisty plot, and a steamy romance… impossible to put down' Demi Winters, author of The Road of Bones\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'Deliciously dark with high stakes and a sizzling hot romance, The Ordeals is not to be missed!’ Tessonja Odette, author of A Rivalry of Hearts\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Readers ADORE The Ordeals:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  'Mysterious, chilling, and utterly addictive' Reader review,*****\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'This completely swept me away. The world-building is absolutely stunning' Reader review,*****\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'Exciting and unique, quick paced and kept you guessing throughout' Reader review,*****\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'I could not put down and devoured in one sitting. I absolutely recommend this book' Reader review,*****\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'A quite creepy atmosphere and… Buffy-esque vampire slaying into the mix' Reader review,*****\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e PRAISE FOR RACHEL GREENLAW:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  'It is an absolute masterpiece' Frost magazine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'Completely captures the imagination' Muddy Stilettos\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'The characters are so raw and relatable and the mystery so intriguing that I hated slipping out of this magical world and back to reality.' Kate Robb, author of This Spells Love\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Darling Reads","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55746607776068,"sku":"9780008741273","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0827\/1265\/8244\/files\/9780008741273.jpg?v=1759852034","url":"https:\/\/darlingreadsbooks.com\/products\/9780008741273","provider":"Darling Reads","version":"1.0","type":"link"}