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Tuli, USA Today bestselling author of Trial of the Sun Queen\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-base\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eDark academia fans get ready for your newest obsession \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewith \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDivine Oaths\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Elizabeth Agyemang has crafted a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003emasterful, layered world\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, combining ivy-clad aesthetics with ancient magic in a fresh way that breathes life into the pages. 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An absolute must-read.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e”―\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eAyana Gray, New York Times bestselling author of I, Medusa\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-nostyle a-vertical a-spacing-none detail-bullet-list\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePublication date ‏ : ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeptember 1, 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eEdition ‏ : ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpecial Edition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eLanguage ‏ : ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnglish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePrint length ‏ : ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e384 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eISBN-13 ‏ : ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e978-0316601269\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eElizabeth Agyemang\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis the author of several books, including the young adult mystery thriller \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eHeart-Shaped Lies\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and the graphic novels \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eFibbed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eA Beginner’s Guide to Leveling Up\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, both of which she also illustrated\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen she isn’t gushing over books or comics, she spends her free time dissecting classic movies and TV shows. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDivine Oaths\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis her debut adult novel. 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As the two bound boys continue to search for answers and forgiveness, vengeance and mercy, the boundaries between what makes a man and what makes a monster will only get more blurred.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFrom the Publisher\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4146\/8760\/files\/b5c1edb1-df76-441f-8ea7-52274890082b.__CR0_0_970_300_PT0_SX970_V1.png?v=1789152443\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4146\/8760\/files\/22fb60c2-27fd-4c5d-ab47-f2dcfb64346c.__CR0_0_970_600_PT0_SX970_V1.png?v=1789152443\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eGr 8 Up\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—Victor Frankenstein, a wealthy young doctor's son, feels a desperate need to prove himself to his university classmates with their last assignment. In his basement lab, he performs grisly and horrific experiments in his quest to master the alchemy of reversing death. When things inevitably go awry with Victor's ill-advised attempts to \"save\" Elias, a beautiful boy dying of diabetes, Victor begins to recognize the monstrosity and irreversibility of his actions and sets off in search of alchemists across Europe who may hold some key to undoing the damage, with Elias in pursuit. A series of hard lessons learned from each end of the equation draws Victor and Elias closer together in unexpected and perhaps unseverable ways, as they reckon with the consequences of being men and monsters. The familiar frame story, Gothic darkness, and deeply thoughtful and left-unanswered questions about the line between human and inhumane, between justice and injustice, do great homage to the source material, while the authentic teenage yearning and deep sensory experiences feel like pure Ancrum. As one alchemist tells Elias, \"All wisdom untimely requires payment in despair,\" and there is wisdom and despair to spare, here, but also tenderness, compassion, and understanding of the sometimes-hideous process of growth through mistakes. Characters cue white. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eVERDICT\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eRipe with poetic metaphors and threaded through with sweetness; a bruising and beautiful reimagining. 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It’s a weighty, unflinching examination of personhood. -\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe novel offers...a consistent focus on the two teens’ humanity in all its messiness, mistakes, beauty, and staggering fragility... Ancrum has struck a balance between an adaptation that is both respectfully faithful and entirely her own. - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (starred review)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA deeply complex work that both shines on its own and offers a worthy, respectful bow to the storied classic. - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eBooklist (starred review)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eK. Ancrum, author of 'The Wicker King' grew up in Chicago Illinois. She attended Dominican University to study Fashion Merchandizing, but was lured into getting an English degree after spending too many nights experimenting with hard literary criticism and hanging out with unsavory types, like poetry students. 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