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Bewitching Hour, The (a Tara Prequel)
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"Seventeen-year-old Tara Maclay is at the center of a slew of unsolved murders in her new town and when the suspicion falls on her, she must find a way to reconnect with her absent magic and team up with the mysterious and distractingly cute, Daphne Frost who is hiding more than one secret."--
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Bewitching Hour, The (a Tara Prequel) by Ashley Poston is a captivating addition for fans of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and offers the beloved LGBTQIA+ icon, Tara Maclay, the limelight she deserves. This young adult prequel is rich with '90s nostalgia, mysterious murders, and a star-crossed romance, all skillfully penned by New York Times and USA Today best-selling author Ashley Poston.
Tara Maclay isn't thrilled to be starting her senior year of high school in a new town. She hopes that by keeping her head down, she can skate through the year in Hellborne, Vermont without the town living up to its ominous name.
However, her plans unravel quickly. As dead students begin to turn up, Tara finds herself pegged as Most Likely To Have Murdered Them by the rest of the senior class. To complicate matters further, the new girl Tara has a crush on is a witch-hunter.
It might not be all bad, though, given that Tara's magic is wildly malfunctioning.
As the body count rises, Tara must conquer her fears, reconnect with her magic, and take a more central role in saving the town—even if it risks her budding relationship.
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ISBN: 9781368075459
Publisher: Disney Book Publishing Inc.
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 01 August 2023
Country: United States
Imprint: Disney Press
Audience: Teenage
DIMENSIONS
Width: 139.0mm
Height: 209.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 352
About the Author
Ashley Poston is a New York Times best-selling author. She spends her time in South Carolina, New York, and all the bookstores in between. You can find her in spaces across the internet, watching cat videos and reading fanfiction.
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