Lament by Alexandra Adornetto follows the story of high school student Beth, who possesses the rare ability to see otherworldly beings. When her family moves to a small town, she becomes entangled in a world of dark magic and ancient prophecy. As she navigates her new life, Beth discovers a connection to a handsome, brooding boy named Xavier, whose mysterious past is interwoven with her own. As their bond deepens, they face challenges from malevolent forces that threaten their love and their lives. Ultimately, Beth must confront her destiny and embrace her powers to protect those she cares about. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

This book is aimed at children at US 9th grade+.

This book has been graded for interest at 14 years.

This book is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed. This book was published in 2016 by Harlequin Teen .

Alexandra Adornetto lives in Victoria. Her first novel was published when she was fifteen years old and she has worked as a writer ever since. She is the author of THE STRANGEST ADVENTURES series, and of HALO, a series for Young Adult readers. She is currently splitting her time between Australia and the US where she is working on the sequel to HALO.