“Just because you fail once in a while doesn't make you a failure. It makes you real.” 

Everything Aaron tried to build has been destroyed and he’s been left for dead in some foreign and mysterious place. He’s lost everything and must beg for food from those who saved him. Alex has given up hope on trying to save his brother. He’s accepted that he’s gone and chose to move on.  Aaron has done nothing but try to destroy everything Alex has built. Artime needs to focus on the new terrifying enemy who is trying to destroy them. Gondoleery is more powerful than ever and wants to destroy Artime. On the brink of an epic war, Alex turns to a mysterious ally for help, and along the way, is determined to rescue a stranded sailor from a dangerous island. This stranger may hold secrets that could change the world.

The second last book in the Unwanted series will not disappoint. You will find out shocking secrets about the world Alex and Aaron live in and thrilling twists along the way. Lisa McMann's beautiful and complex world building is evident throughout this book and she has just enough action and magic to keep you on the edge of your seat.