Agent: Stephen Barbara, InkWell Management. Holland populates her idyllic summit with a panoply of magical characters and powers, fantasy elements that overlay tight-if sometimes predictable-plot beats that ramp up the suspense.

Assuming Marcus's mantle, Maddie must safeguard the delegates from other intruders while investigating a magical smuggling ring and Brekken's sudden disappearance. Marcus, in charge of overseeing the accord, is soon attacked, purportedly by a shapeshifting member of Solaria, and the leader of another delegation kills a Solarian in the tunnels below. When 16-year-old Maddie Morrow, niece to new Innkeeper Marcus, ignores her parents' wishes and hops a bus to Haven for the summer, she is reunited with 'fairy-elf-warrior type' Brekken, a childhood friend on the verge of becoming something more. Every summer, delegates from the three Last Remaining Adjacent Realms arrive in intersecting tunnels under the Rocky Mountains beneath the Inn at Havenfall, they renew their agreement to stand united against a fourth, vilified realm, Solaria. In this gripping fantasy by Holland (Evermore), a teen mediates between magical peoples as a peace agreement is torn asunder. A solid purchase for young adults.-Tamara Saarinen, Pierce County Library, WA VERDICT A suspenseful, engaging tale of a young woman trying to unravel her past to save her future. The ambiguous ending leaves room for a sequel. The narrative captures all the apprehension and anxiety of suddenly taking on an adult role in life. The story is a combination of issues and mystery, with a touch of fantasy on the side. The realms are described briefly in a second-hand manner, as very few humans survive visiting them. As mysteries about her past are revealed, Maddie is torn between her attraction to Brekken, who she fears betrayed her, and Taya, who is searching for her brother and can understand the pain of losing a sibling. Aided by a mysterious new employee named Taya and her friend Brekken from the Fiordenkill realm, Maddie fights to save the inn and the balance between the realms. When a sealed tunnel to a realm of magical monsters is opened and her uncle is attacked, Maddie must keep the summit going, track down a monster, and learn about the power plays by realm dignitaries.

Maddie hopes to take over the inn from her Uncle Marcus one day. There, magical realms are connected via tunnels, and every summer solstice the inn hosts a trade and negotiation summit between them. Havenfall, the family inn, is the only place she feels like herself.

Gr 9 Up-Maddie Morrow is a pariah at home-the girl whose mother killed her brother.

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