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If mythological gods crossing into the human world is your cup of tea, add this one to your TBR. It’s steeped in Egyptian mythos, too.

On her 17th birthday, Amira Shah is broken up with by her boyfriend Kaidan Jaziri. It was unexpected, and it’s something that Amira won’t be letting go easily, especially because she’s just heard Kaidan fighting with someone else in town. She decides to follow him after that fight and enters a portal that takes her to the underworld.

It’s here she discovers that Kaidan is a descendant of Apep, the god of chaos. Suddenly, all of those trouble-making situations Kaidan dragged Amira into make sense.

What’s happening is much bigger than Amira ever expected. Kaidan wants to figure out what’s behind a series of murders in the human realm because the victims are other descendants. He’s worried he might be next on their list.

Amira, feeling an unexpected connection to this world, offers to help Kaidan on his quest. It turns out that her unexpected connection may not be so unexpected after all–Amira may be part of this pantheon, too.