SuitabookReputation and suspicion
Embry is initially valued by fellow students, then becomes the prime suspect after Oakley’s death and must clear her name.
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Sarah Henning - Author
A playful supernatural mystery about reputation, friendship and suspicion, with a popular witch at its centre. It offers magical-school atmosphere, social drama, a murder investigation and romantic tension rather than a purely cosy school story.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceA playful supernatural mystery about reputation, friendship and suspicion, with a popular witch at its centre. It offers magical-school atmosphere, social drama, a murder investigation and romantic tension rather than a purely cosy school story.
Embry is initially valued by fellow students, then becomes the prime suspect after Oakley’s death and must clear her name.
Embry makes potions and beauty products for fellow students and is appreciated for solving their problems, before that goodwill turns against her.
Embry works with Rye to investigate Oakley’s death, while the relationship may develop from irritation or friendship towards love.
The book includes a murdered student, a murder investigation, suspicion directed at the protagonist, clique and popularity dynamics, beauty products and beauty magic, profanity including repeated use of “bitch” in one reader account, and possible romance.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: some draft conclusions still depend on unresolved evidence.
Anything not established here remains open; it is not being treated as absent or safe.
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