Misery Trials: a Young Adult Dark Fantasy Holy

3 Trials. One Chance. Survive. Or DieEighteen-year-old Astrid, having spent her entire life on the isolated Ashen Isle, decides now is the time to leave for good.But the only way to leave is to take on the Misery Trials, where if she survives to the end, she’ll become a Cleric of the Goddess of Misery, and she’ll get to see the mainland for the first time.But as if the trials themselves weren’t difficult enough, Astrid realises another contestant, the dark and handsome Taedor, is trying to sabotage her. No. Worse. He is trying to kill her.Taedor, on the other hand, is convinced Astrid is cheating. She is being helped by something, or someone, and he won’t stop until he discovers what it is.Whilst fighting to survive, Astrid uncovers dark secrets about the true nature of the trials and the High Priestess who controls them.With time running out and betrayal lurking in the shadows, can the contestants harness their inner strength and find a way to escape the suffocating grasp of despair before it’s too late?This dark fantasy clean romance explores the limits of devotion, the power of love, and the fight for freedom against an oppressive fate.