Description
Todo comienza con una clase en una vieja sala de cine, Folclore 517: Leyendas urbanas y mitos locales, impartida por una mujer a la que llaman la Profesora. La mayoría de los estudiantes cree que las historias de la Profesora son ficción, pero Holland St. James siempre ha estado convencida de que la magia es real. Su búsqueda de la verdad la conduce a un mundo nuevo y deslumbrante, a un letal ultimátum oculto en el corazón de Los Angeles y hasta un magnético desconocido que afirma que lo han enviado para salvarle la vida. Pero en este embriagador mundo todos mienten, incluso el desconocido. Y si Holland no consigue descubrir en quién puede confiar, su mágica realidad podría dejar de ser un sueño de Hollywood para convertirse en una pesadilla. It starts with a class in an old movie theater… Folklore 517: Local Legends and Urban Myths, taught by a woman called the Professor. Most students believe the Professor’s stories are just fiction, but Holland St. James has always been convinced that magic is real. When she tracks down a local legend named the Watch Man, who can supposedly tell you when you’ll die, the world finally makes sense. Except that the Watch Man tells her she will die at midnight tomorrow unless she finds an ancient object called the Alchemical Heart. With the clock ticking, Holland is pulled deeper into this magical world in the heart of Los Angeles-and into the path of a magnetic stranger. Everything about him feels like a bad idea, but he promises Holland that her sister sent him to protect her. As they chase clues and stories that take them closer to the Alchemical Heart, Holland realizes everyone in this intoxicating new world is lying to her, even this stranger. And if she can’t figure out whom to trust, not even the Alchemical Heart will save her.
