For most people, Soulstresses are just people who claim to speak with the dead, who cause short-lived mind tricks, and pretend to have remedies for diseases of the mind. However, at Heartstone Academy, where only the best Soulstresses in the world go to learn, the powers within this school of magic have endless potential and possibility.For Sara, who got scouted for her talent and pulled out of poverty, her main concern is not living in an attic, and one day using her abilities to find a family she has long lost.What she doesn't know is that as she learns more of her craft and grows in power, she and her friends will uncover dark secrets to their already dark magic - secrets that tie their work and the school's origins to the very mythos of their world. They will have to ask themselves if it is worth the cost, to themselves and to the world.Author Note: This is the first draft of this novel, submitted to participate in the Royal Road Writathon, and is (hopefully) very veiled satire. I want to update it every day during November, but that is proving challenging.