{"product_id":"this-wretched-alchemy","title":"This Wretched Alchemy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublishing 3rd December 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAll pre-orders come with stunning artwork and a bookplate! (While stocks last). \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe UK hardback has: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA stunning gold-foiled design beneath the dust jacket. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFull-colour illustrated endpaper artwork by Isaac Alves \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Just the right mix of dangerous and magnetic' CARISSA BROADBENT\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'A love story as all-consuming as it is lethal' THEA GUANZON\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Nothing short of a masterpiece' H. M. WOLFE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘I screamed, I cried, I was left absolutely breathless’ NISHA J. TULI\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Your newest romantasy obsession' KATE GOLDEN\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'You won’t be able to put this one down’ BROOKE FAST\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA DEADLY GAME. A MONSTROUS POWER. A LOVE THAT CAN CUT DEEPER THAN ANY BLADE.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn a realm ruled by warring noble Houses and the tyrannical Prime, power lies in god-shards – divine fragments that grant abilities to those who possess them. Revel’s brother was murdered in pursuit of one. For avenging him, her life is on the line.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eForced into a treacherous bargain, she must compete against House heirs in a bloody contest on behalf of her enemies and assassinate the realm’s most formidable alchemist, the Warbringer. Victory means her family’s freedom. Failure means death.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSet on a brutal race to find a god-shard that could shift the balance of the realms, the heirs want the win, but Revel just wants the kill. Except, the Warbringer isn’t the monster she was promised. Bound by secrets of his own, he is as dangerous as he is disarming.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith betrayals mounting and desire warring with duty, Revel must decide who to trust in a game where even the gods have their favourites.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this dark, epic, worse-than-enemies-to-lovers romantasy debut, there’s no crueller weapon than love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Tina is a Bookstagram sensation with a community of 167k followers online\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- This cut throat romantasy debut is GLADIATOR meets THRONE OF GLASS\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Everything I would ever want in an epic romantasy: intricate worldbuilding, heart-pounding danger, and romantic tension that absolutely sizzles off the page! With twists that will have you turning pages and leave you gasping for more, Mars is an incredible new voice’ Keshe Chow,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSunday Times bestselling author of Strange Familiars\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Your newest romantasy obsession. Non-stop action, gorgeous prose, and toe-curling romance make for an unputdownable read, but Mars' secret weapon is her brave, bold, brilliant heroine’ Kate Golden, USA Today bestselling author of A Dawn of Onyx\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Tina Mars’s spellbinding debut overflows with lethal tension and deadly stakes. A vicious competition, a heroine willing to risk everything to protect her family, and an enemies-to-lovers romance that will leave you swooning – prepare to lose some sleep’ Brooke Fast, author of To Cage a Wild Bird ‘I screamed, I cried, I was left absolutely breathless…With her beautifully crafted lore and worldbuilding, sizzling romance, and ability to shatter your heart, Tina Mars has already established herself as a fresh new voice in romantasy’ Nisha J. Tuli, USA Today bestselling author of Trial of the Sun Queen ‘A masterwork of dark fantasy. It takes the familiar concept of alchemy and twists it into a completely unique, exhilarating, and genuinely wonderful system of magic…I couldn't tear myself away. 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