

This book is half Hunger Games, half Digimon/Pokémon hybrid, and 100% terrible. It’s a small gold serpent pin, and it’s fairly heavy. May the bravest Contender win.”Wait, what? “Put this on your shirt.” “I’d like to officially welcome you to the Brimstone Bleed. Victoria Scott's breathtaking novel grabs readers by the throat and doesn't let go. And one big question emerges: Why have so many fallen sick in the first place? The jungle is terrifying, the clock is ticking, and Tella knows she can't trust the allies she makes. But all the Contenders are after the Cure for people they love, and there's no guarantee that Tella (or any of them) will survive the race. It's an epic race across jungle, desert, ocean, and mountain that could win her the prize she desperately desires: the Cure for her brother's illness. Until she receives mysterious instructions on how to become a Contender in the Brimstone Bleed. She's lost her friends, her parents are driving her crazy, her brother is dying-and she's helpless to change anything. Her brother is sick, and when a dozen doctors can't determine what's wrong, her parents decide to move to the middle of nowhere for the fresh air. What would you do to save someone you love?
