Once, Marika’s magic cost her everything. Now it’s made her leader of the same rebellion that killed her parents.

Marika’s uncle, the king, believes the power in her veins is a curse—and he will do anything to see it destroyed. With nowhere else to hide, Marika remains with the rebel assembly that gave her refuge and taught her control.

The rebels need her to lead. Marika just wants to survive.

To do that, she must understand the fractured rebellion she has inherited, starting with the secrets left behind by its former Commander. But hidden rooms, blank documents, and vanishing evidence only raise more questions about what the Commander was hiding—and why she went to such lengths to keep those secrets buried.

As Marika digs deeper, her methods turn sharper. She withholds what she finds, pushes past every warning, and treats trust like a weakness she can no longer afford. Not even Argent and Harland—the two people closest to her, and the two people she cannot afford to lose—may be able to reach her before survival hardens into something far more dangerous.

Marika is willing to use every tool at her command to stay alive and stop a king determined to punish magic users for existing. But if survival turns her into the monster he already believes she is, she may lose the rebellion, the truth, and the tangled love she was never supposed to find.

For fans of Shadow & Bone and The Foxglove King, A Chorus of Ruin is the second book in a queer FFM romantic fantasy series, featuring dark academia atmosphere, deadly elemental magic, rebel secrets, and a tangled romance where no one is forced to choose. Pick up A Chorus of Ruin and find out what happens when the princess becomes the rebel leader.

A Chorus of Ruin is the second book in the Archive of Hollow Crowns series. Reviewers new to the series can also request book one, A Cure for Magic, on NetGalley.

This book is for you if you LOVE: 

🏛️ dark academia

💘 evolving why choose romance

💔 relationship angst

🩸 hurt/comfort

🗝️ secret societies

🎭 hidden identities

👑 political intrigue

⚔️ betrayal, loyalty & dangerous alliances

🌈 queer / polyamorous romance

🔥 trauma-born magic

🖤 morally gray characters

📚 darker sequel / escalating stakes