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Lightlark by Alex Aster is a young adult fantasy novel published in 2022.
Isla Crown is the young ruler of the Wildling realm, cursed to kill anyone she falls in love with. Every 100 years, the rulers of the six realms meet on the island of Lightlark for the Centennial, a deadly competition that offers one realm the chance to break their curse. Isla attends the Centennial, determined to save her realm and break their curse. Along the way she meets the other rulers, including Grim, the ruler of the Nightshade realm. Isla makes alliances and faces betrayals as she searches for a way to break the curses and save her realm.
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