What happen to her is not fully revealed until later in the story, but it clear that she was bullied at school purely based on her smarts and appearance. When we first meet her, she is socially awkward and dealing with self-esteem issues. Aquirre does an excellent job of revealing the anguish she experienced. The tale that unfolds has twists, turns, lore and legends.Įdie Kramer has been to hell in back. When she returns to the academy, revenge becomes complicated when pranks turn deadly. She takes a leap and over the summer, her world is transformed. He offers a chance to settle the score with the “beautiful people” at Blackbriar Academy. We meet Edie Kramer a downtrodden misfit who is bullied until she breaks. It is a paranormal tale with a side of romance a little urban legend and a twisted creep factor that grabs your attention from the beginning. Mortal Danger by Ann Aguirre is the first in the Immortal Game trilogy. In this murky morass of devil's bargains, she isn't sure who-or what-she can trust. Edie is alone in a world teeming with secrets and fiends lurking in the shadows. It's a heady rush, seeing her tormentors get what they deserve, but things that seem too good to be true usually are, and soon, the pranks and payback turns from delicious to deadly. A whisper here, a look there, and suddenly. In one short summer, her entire life changes, and she sweeps through Blackbriar, prepped to take the beautiful people down from the inside. She's not supposed to think about Kian once the deal is done, but devastating pain burns behind his unearthly beauty, and he's impossible to forget. But thanks to a Faustian compact with the enigmatic Kian, she has the power to make the bullies pay. Their cruelty drove her to the brink of despair, and four months ago, she couldn't imagine being strong enough to face her senior year.

Edie Kramer has a score to settle with the beautiful people at Blackbriar Academy.

I Want It That Way by Ann Aguirre