The notorious virtues /
"At sixteen, Honora 'Nora' Holtzfall is the daughter of the most powerful heiress in all of Walstad. Her family controls all the money-- and all the magic-- in the entire country. But despite being the center of attention, Nora has always felt like an outsider. When her mother is foun...
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| Language: | English |
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New York, New York :
Viking,
2025.
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| Summary: | "At sixteen, Honora 'Nora' Holtzfall is the daughter of the most powerful heiress in all of Walstad. Her family controls all the money-- and all the magic-- in the entire country. But despite being the center of attention, Nora has always felt like an outsider. When her mother is found dead in an alley, the family throne and fortune are suddenly up for grabs, and Nora will be pitted against her cousins in the Veritaz, the ultimate magical competition for power that determines the one family heir. But there's a surprise contestant this time: Lotte, the illegitimate daughter of Nora's aunt. When Lotte's absent mother retrieves her from the rural convent she'd abandoned her to, Lotte goes from being an orphan to surrounded by family. Unfortunately, most of them want her dead. And soon, Nora discovers that her mother's death wasn't random-- it was murder. And the only person she can trust to uncover the truth of what happened is a rakish young reporter who despises everything Nora and her family stand for. While the dangers of the Veritaz competition threaten each of the Holtzfall girls, and the stark class differences turns political outrage to terrifing violence-- the new cousins must fight to stay alive, no matter what. Incredible tests, impossible choices, and deadly odds await both girls. But there can only be one winner."--Front book jacket flap. |
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| Physical Description: | 497 pages : genealogical table ; 22 cm |
| Audience: | Ages 12 and up. Grades 7-9. |
| Awards: | American Library Association Best Fiction for YA, 2026 |
| ISBN: | 9780451479662 0451479661 9798217038763 0571342159 9780571342150 |