And when riots break out Koral has to do more than win the trace, she’ll have to stop the whole island from burning. Koral decides her only choice is to do what no one in the world has ever dared: cheat her way into the Glory Race.īut Koral must race against contenders who have trained their whole lives and have no intention of letting a low-caste girl steal their glory. When they fail to capture a maristag for this year’s race, her family can’t afford medicine for Koral’s chronically ill little sister. The winning contender receives gold and glory.

In an oceanic world swarming with vicious beasts, the ruling elite have indentured her family to provide the maristags for the Glory Race, a deadly chariot tournament reserved for the upper class. They have to, or else their family will starve. Sixteen-year-old Koral and her brother Emrik risk their lives to capture the monstrous maristags that live in the black seas around their island. You swim with monsters, these people cannot scare you. *A BuzzFeed Highly Anticipated YA Book of Summer 2022* *A Book Riot Must-Read South Asian Book of 2022* This book will leave readers eagerly awaiting a sequel.” Her world building is superb, and masterfully weaves in elements of the South Asian caste system. ★ “Berwah builds excitement with her well-crafted characters and storyline.

Somewhere in the Deep by Tanvi Berwah