![]() ![]() First word always goes to my newsletter subscribers! Wanna be in on that? Sign up at bit.ly/MKEnews. ![]() I can't wait to tell you more about this book as details become available. ![]() ![]() Queer (primarily sapphic) MC, non-binary love interest, bi secondary character, widowed lesbian bakery owner, elderly science husbands. Diz and feelings are broken up tbh.Ī: Nope! It's a futuristic world with magic, so it's fantasy with some hi-tech.Ī: Nope! Standalone. To show you how much the editor of this book just totally gets it, here's her quote: "This book is a kick-ass page-turner of a genre mashup that was a thrill to work on and, I hope, even more of a thrill to read! Diz IS a cactus secretly filled with marshmallow and she's GOT JOKES and I love her, even though she would not know wtf to do with that or any feeling □" I love the magic system, setting, and found family dynamics in this book, and I hope you do, too! ✨ Diz is joined by her NB childhood friend Remi (who she is definitely not dating), her fierce bestie Ania, and her dad-friend Jaesin. I'm so thrilled to announce my second stand-alone book with HarperTeen, SPELLHACKER! It's the story of a heist gone wrong in a futuristic world with magic, starring a girl named Diz who is basically a cactus secretly filled with marshmallow. ![]()
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