The Ruby Circle

Reach for this book when your teenager is grappling with the tension between institutional loyalty and personal integrity. This final installment of the Bloodlines series finds Sydney and Adrian at a crossroads where they must decide if their love is worth the total loss of the communities they once called home. It is an exploration of deconstruction: dismantling the prejudices Sydney was raised with as an Alchemist to embrace a more nuanced, though dangerous, reality. Parents should be aware that this book handles mature themes of forbidden romance, mental health struggles, and systemic corruption within a high-stakes fantasy setting. It is an excellent choice for 14-to-18-year-olds who enjoy complex world-building and are starting to question the 'black and white' rules of their own social or religious circles.