The Beckoning Shadow by Katharyn Blair
Series: The Beckoning Shadow #1
Rating: 4 stars
Published: July 2nd 2019
Goodreads Synopsis:
Vesper Montgomery can summon your worst fear and turn it into a reality—but she’s learned the hard way that it’s an addicting and dangerous power. One wrong move and you could hurt someone you love.This was the book of the month for Shelflovecrate's July Box.
But when she earns a spot in the Tournament of the Unraveling, where competitors battle it out for a chance to rewrite the past, Vesper finally has a shot to reverse the mistakes that have changed her forever. She turns to Sam Hardy, a former MMA fighter who’s also carrying a tragedy he desperately wants to undo. However, helping heal Sam’s heart will mean breaking her own, and the competition forces her to master her powers—powers she has been terrified of since they destroyed her life.
Vesper's been on the run from her family, from the law, from society, ever since she realized the full extent her ability - to use people's fears against them. But there's the Tournament of the Unraveling, a competition against other people like her, with powers, and its prize - any part of the winner's past can be rewritten. Vesper's going to need all she can to win against people with supernatural abilities - including the innate strength that lies inside her. She recruits the help of Sam, a former MMA fighter, and the rest of his gym, to harness that strength. But Sam's got other reasons for wanting to sponsor her.
