Piano is Sami McGovern's first love. But when she moves from New York City to her mom's upstate hometown of Skenesboro, she's not only thrust into a new environment, but right onto Skenesboro High's gymnasium floor, for volleyball tryouts. Sami's no athlete. She's a musician. But coach Payne insists she go out for the team. And when she touches Sami on the shoulders, a jolt of magic goes through her, allowing her to hold her own on the court, and make the team.
Sami quickly discovers that the school is divided into those who play sports, and those who make art. What she _doesn't_ immediately realize, is the polarity goes way beyond typical rivalry, to a decades old clash between the Goshenite (artists) and Fasha (sports players). And that the sparkling blue sports drink the volleyball players are drinking on the sidelines is Aquamarine — a powerful but dangerous magical substance that enhances performance, but has side effects — including slowly leeching away Sami's ability to play piano.
Through her friendship with Brenna, a Goshenite with strange scars on her neck, a romantic interest in Jason, an enigmatic painter and neighbor, and the struggle between her loyalty to them and her volleyball teammates, Sami slowly uncovers what's hiding behind the facade of this sleepy upstate town, and the role she is to play in the unraveling of its long held secrets.
I received this ebook for free in exchange for my unbiased opinion and review.
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