Blood at the Root: Act III: Chapters 35-Epilogue

by LaDarrion Williams
In this novel, 17-year-old Malik gets the opportunity to go to a magical university after 10 years hiding his powers, but he finds himself digging up dangerous secrets about his community and his late mother.

Here are links to our lists for the book: Act I, Act II: Chapters 7-12, Act II: Chapters 13-25, Act III: Chapters 26-34, Act III: Chapters 35-Epilogue
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  1. dabble
    work with in an amateurish manner
    “She was dabbling in dark, baneful magic. She went too far. There was no hope for her.”
  2. lithe
    moving and bending with ease
    Ade uses his lithe frame to his advantage like he’s in a game of Mortal Kombat.
  3. banishment
    exclusion or rejection from a place or group
    “He and the Bokors cast some kind of banishment spell, and now they’re hiding her away somewhere!”
  4. sadistic
    deriving pleasure from inflicting pain on another
    “You erased that evil, sadistic version of your mother and replaced those memories with false ones. Your own personal ghost kingdom. It’s Childhood Trauma 101.”
  5. montage
    a film sequence made by editing together a series of separate scenes or shots
    The memories of my childhood change like a montage in a movie.
  6. lure
    provoke someone to do something through persuasion
    “And since you were kind enough to let your girlfriend past the boundary, she helped lure you out.”
  7. precognition
    knowledge of an event before it occurs
    Just like in class, she spins and blows—one of the Bokors disintegrates and turns to dust. Another one, she moves like she got precognition.
  8. maul
    injure badly
    The Bokors’ howls split the night air as they’re mauled one by one.
  9. subdued
    quieted and brought under control
    “She’s been subdued for so long. She’s gonna need any and every bit of magic to regain her strength.”
  10. ricochet
    spring back; spring away from an impact
    On the edge of campus, there’s a slight buzz ricocheting across the quad, accompanied by a soft hum of a streetlight that illuminates the evergreen crown of an oak tree.
  11. cascade
    rush down in big quantities
    All of it just causes a river of teardrops to cascade down my face.
  12. yearn
    desire strongly or persistently
    I smile as they yearn for me to join them.
  13. bequeath
    leave or give, especially by will after one's death
    I bequeathed this letter as an inheritance.
  14. plaintive
    expressing sorrow
    As I walk up to him, he hands me the picture with a plaintive stare.
  15. solace
    comfort offered to one who is disappointed or miserable
    With the blue magical light circle around us, I finally let my inner child find solace in my spirit.
Created on Tue Sep 02 08:57:08 EDT 2025 (updated Wed Oct 22 18:37:38 EDT 2025)

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