Hector Auvray, a spectacular magician, and Antonina Beaulieu, the Witch of Oldhouse, don’t fall in love at first but burn slowly, then at last. What it's about: Ether-soaked strawberries with a glass of champagne, delicate aristocrats smoking cigarettes, a razor-tongued villainess, rain nestled in a summer girl’s hair, and honorable magicians all perfectly blend in this grumpy/sunshine fantasy romance. Sunshine witches, get yourself a grumpy magician. Why you should read it: Nothing compares more to “if I loved you less, I’d be able to talk about it more” than The Beautiful Ones by Silvia Moreno-Garcia. Get it from Bookshop or from your local indie via Indiebound here. You will be obsessed, trying to hold onto the magic, and dripping in the madness of your own making. Gently touched with lyrical writing, Abdullah’s talent is making you feel like magic exists.
Abdullah writes stories like a sparkling, burning thing painted against the pitch-black night, ever out of our reach. Watch the tightening of their hearts as they dance a drunken night of riches and laughter, and cry with them every step of the way, be it in happiness or heartache. Qadir’s grumpy but lovable adoptive dad persona will inspire you to hug anything within grasp as you find yourself desperate for that comforting but heartbreaking dynamic. You’ll enjoy the feel of the glittering sand underneath Loulie’s feet, the brush of the wind as Mazen gazes at the stars, and the longing of a soft-hearted prince as he looks upon a girl sharper than a bloodied knife. Join this reluctant group as they face a vengeful jinn queen, vicious killers, and heartrending truths. Along with a cowardly prince, a grumpy jinn bodyguard, and an irritable swordswoman, Loulie must pursue a legendary land for an ancient magical lamp. When she saves the Sultan’s youngest son, Mazen, she’s thrown into his father's privileged world. What it's about: With storytelling like One Thousand and One Nights, pick up The Stardust Thief and enter a world of quests, legends, romantic princes, sibling rivalry, and unfriendly thieves under a desert’s starry night sky. Loulie al-Nazari, the Midnight Merchant, hunts and sells magical relics with jinn bodyguard, Qadir. Chelsea Abdullah writes with such splintering and beautiful agony that I was left with every bone broken, every vessel cut, and my ashes nothing but fragrant dust. Why you should read it: Everybody loves a grumpy adoptive dad.
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