April's magical gift is rare: she senses when a soul is tattered...and has the ability to repair it. But healing comes at a price, using her own spirit to fill in the blanks, leaving her hollow and desperate. The only way to recover ? Take from someone else's essence to replenish her own.. When students at her academy fall under the control of something ancient and malevolent—their souls feeding their master, their wills not their own—April faces an impossible choice. Either embrace the ability she doesn’t believe in or watch everyone she cares about be consumed. Every soul she saves costs a piece of herself. Every fragment she takes might destroy who she is. But doing nothing will cost her everything. If you like magic academies with deadly secrets, chosen one reluctant heroes and protagonists who must become the monster to save the day, then you'll love Souls and Shadows .