But as the cost of their wanting becomes more deadly, Finch and Selena must learn to work together to stop the horror they unleashed, before it consumes the entire island. It promises to grant every desire the girls have kept locked away in their insecure hearts-beauty, power, adoration-in exchange for a price: human body parts. One night Finch, Selena, and her friends accidentally summon a carnivorous creature of immense power in the depths of the school. But despite Selena's suspicion, she feels drawn to Finch and has a sinking feeling that from now on the two will be inexplicably linked to one another. Provided In her sapphic horror debut, My Dearest Darkest, Kayla Cottingham sent readers to the spooky, elite, fictional Ulalume Academy in Maine. 2022 by Kayla Cottingham (Author) 43 ratings Kindle Edition £5.03 Read with Our Free App Paperback £7. Clair sees right through Finch, and she knows something is seriously wrong with her. Kayla Cottingham My Dearest Darkest Paperback 16 Jun. Finch doesn't know why she woke up after her heart stopped, but since dying she's felt a constant pull from the school and the surrounding town of Rainwater, like something on the island is calling to her. But something monstrous, and ancient, and terrifying, wouldn't let her drown. Months before school started, Finch and her parents got into an accident that should have left her dead at the bottom of the river.

Wilder Girls meets The Craft in this Sapphic horror debut that asks: what price would you be willing to pay to achieve your deepest desires?įinch Chamberlin is the newest transfer student to the ultra-competitive Ulalume Academy.

It promises that while there are terrifying things lurking out there things that will want to make you hide under your covers and leave the lights on you have the power to overcome them. You can find My Dearest Darkest for sale anywhere books are sold. In that sense, My Dearest Darkestis a love letter to my teenage self, and to all the teens like her. Her debut, My Dearest Darkest, was in our April box. *Lambda Literary Most Anticipated LGBTQIA+ This month’s spotlight is on Kayla Cottingham.

My Dearest Darkest by Kayla Cottingham