The Price Guide to the Occult - Leslye Walton, Walker Books

&quot,An atmospheric, blood-drenched dark fantasy for a cold and stormy night.&quot, Kirkus ReviewsFrom the author of The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender comes a haunting tale of magic and murder. When Rona Blackburn landed on Anathema Island more than a century ago, her otherworldly skills might have benefited friendlier neighbors. Instead, guilt and fear led the island's original eight settlers to burn &quot,the witch&quot, out of her home.So Rona invoked the privileges of a witch, she cursed them. But such a spell always comes with a terrible price, and in punishing the island's residents, Rona also bound her family ever tighter to them. Fast-forward to the present day and all Nor Blackburn wants is to live an unremarkable teenage life.And she has reason to hope that she may have escaped the thorny side-effects of the family matriach's curse. But then a mysterious book comes out, promising to cast any spell for the right price. The author - Nor's own mother - seems capable of performing magic that should be far beyond her capabilities.And such magic always requires a sacrifice. A storm is coming. It's coming for Nor.