The Ordeals
- Author Rachel Greenlaw
- Narrator Maddy Lenny
- Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date 7 October 2025
- Run Time 13 hours and 43 minutes
- Format x-book®
- Genre Adventure fiction, Contemporary fantasy, Dark fantasy, Fantasy romance, Narrative theme: Identity / belonging, Narrative theme: journeys and voyages, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, Romance: fantasy and paranormal.
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What to expect
A Waterstones' Best Romantasy Book of 2025
'A rich romantasy ideal for fans of dark academia' The Mirror
'The magic system is captivating, and the ending will leave you yearning for the second book' The Express
'Sizzling and addictive romantasy' Sunday Post
'I absolutely treasured it from beginning to end' Cecelia Ahern, Sunday Times Number One bestseller on The Woodsmoke Women's Book of Spells
Old Magic. New power. A contest to die for.
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Sophia DeWinter has been bound to her cruel uncle, the Collector since he exacted a blood bond from her as a child. When she learns of Killmarth, an elite academy for magic wielders outside of the Collector’s control, she grabs it as her only chance to break free.
Each hopeful must prove their worth by competing in brutal and deadly challenges – the Ordeals. And that’s just the beginning, because hopefuls are also being viciously picked off one-by-one. To survive, Sophia could team up with another challenger. Perhaps the powerful wielder Alden Locke. But how to identify an ally from a rival? Or even a murderer?
In her haste to escape the Collector's power over her, has Sophia risked everything only to run from the flames and into the fire?
'Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets the Scholomance series!' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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'If you like your romantic fantasy books thrumming with magic and atmosphere, The Ordeals will have you hooked from the start' Culturefly
'Combines captivating world building, a seriously twisty plot, and a steamy romance… impossible to put down' Demi Winters, author of The Road of Bones
'Deliciously dark with high stakes and a sizzling hot romance, The Ordeals is not to be missed!’ Tessonja Odette, author of A Rivalry of Hearts
Readers ADORE The Ordeals:
'Mysterious, chilling, and utterly addictive' Reader review,⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'This completely swept me away. The world-building is absolutely stunning' Reader review,⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Exciting and unique, quick paced and kept you guessing throughout' Reader review,⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'I could not put down and devoured in one sitting. I absolutely recommend this book' Reader review,⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'A quite creepy atmosphere and… Buffy-esque vampire slaying into the mix' Reader review,⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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