Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro

Klara and the Sun by Kazuo IshiguroBlurb: From her place in the store, Klara, an Artificial Friend with outstanding observational qualities, watches carefully the behavior of those who come in to browse, and of those who pass on the street outside. She remains hopeful that a customer will soon choose her, but when the possibility emerges that her circumstances may change forever, Klara is warned not to invest too much in the promises of humans. In Klara and the Sun, Kazuo Ishiguro

the stage shifts

They won’t abide or bend to the rules of this deranged school and the secrets it keeps from the world

to see their sister one last time

deadlier threat on the horizon have surfaced

A mouth I just can’t stop thinking about

King Maddox Kyronan’s fire magic has earned him a ruthless reputation on the battlefield

she invites her closest friends to escape the English weather and spend Easter on her idyllic private Greek island

After her father’s murder at the hands of the Ombrazian military

a violent storm wrecks their vessel

As the CEO of Swift Edge Records

But Bree’s decision has come with a terrible price: an unbreakable bargain with the Shadow King himself

and each of them blames the other