The Light Within: The Aura Academy of Magic

New York Times and USA Today best selling author C.S. Pacat calls The Light Within "Snappy, imaginative and packed with action ..." Sometimes you must look within yourself to show others what you are capable of. Seventeen-year-old Alice Morgan has always lived a quiet life in Ring Four, until it’s time to leave Optimum for her mandatory year at the Aura Academy of Magic. Ready to leave for the academy, her father dies suddenly, and without her knowing, the seer magic buried within her stirs to life. Out of nowhere, Drake York, a tall, handsome boy she hasn’t seen for years, gives her a book and a warning: “Don’t trust the Nobles. Question everything.” Alice ignores Drake’s warning and becomes fast friends with Sofia Noble, and begins to fall in love with Beau, Sofia’s guard and Drake’s cousin. At the academy, no classmates unsettle Alice more than Lexi Phan, whose quiet loathing seems to have no clear cause. With enemies hiding in plain sight and a powerful, deadly creature stirring beneath the Noble palace, Alice must learn to look within herself to bring forth her power before the year is out. Why read this book? Perfect transition from middle grade fantasy to young adult fantasy Diverse characters Love triangle trope For fans of dystopian worlds View Less