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Blood Like Magic
Blood Like Magic
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Sambury, Liselle
A rich, dark urban fantasy debut following teen witch Voya, who is given a horrifying task: to save her family's magic, she must kill her first love. The problem is, Voya has never been in love--she'll have to find the perfect guy first.
BLACK WITCH FANTASY: Witches are trending right now in YA, but almost all of the witch books we see center strongly on white witches and European-style magic. But in this book, we get a large Black witch family with a magical flavor and community all their own. Liselle has created a fascinating magic system with a strong basis in its New Orleans roots, where Voya's family had been enslaved before migrating to Canada. You'll find no spell books in Latin here--Voya's magic is much more visceral and intuitive, all about blood and intention.
STRONG FAMILY FOCUS: As heart-pounding as the romance is in this book, the true love story might be between Voya and her Trinidadian-Canadian family. She lives with her extended family together in their ancestral home, and I dare you not to fall in love with this layered, frustrating, wonderful cast of characters that make up the Thomas family.
LGBTQ+ REPRESENTATION: Voya's love interest, Luc, is a trans man, and her cousin, Alex, is a trans woman, and the author has a layered discussion throughout the books about how there's more to all of us than our biology. Another of Voya's cousins, Keisha, is lesbian and demisexual.
Praise for Blood Like Magic
"Liselle Sambury builds a world not far from our own, where blood is both weapon and salvation. Blood Like Magic is an intoxicating, skillful blend of science fiction and fantasy that reads like an enthralling dream. Poignant, smart, and wholly unique. An ode to the spirits of Black women, this novel demands that the future never forget the enduring power of family or the long, sharp blade of history. A bold, magical debut full of heart, and an author to watch!" - Tracy Deonn, New York Times bestselling author of Legendborn
"With high stakes, big heart, and lots of Black Girl Magic, Blood Like Magic is everything you love about paranormal fantasy. The fast pace, painfully relatable characters, and incredible generational magic system makes Blood Like Magic unputdownable. Liselle Sambury left me with a massive book hangover that won't be cured until I get the sequel!" - Aiden Thomas, New York Times bestselling author of Cemetery Boys (1/19/2022)
BLACK WITCH FANTASY: Witches are trending right now in YA, but almost all of the witch books we see center strongly on white witches and European-style magic. But in this book, we get a large Black witch family with a magical flavor and community all their own. Liselle has created a fascinating magic system with a strong basis in its New Orleans roots, where Voya's family had been enslaved before migrating to Canada. You'll find no spell books in Latin here--Voya's magic is much more visceral and intuitive, all about blood and intention.
STRONG FAMILY FOCUS: As heart-pounding as the romance is in this book, the true love story might be between Voya and her Trinidadian-Canadian family. She lives with her extended family together in their ancestral home, and I dare you not to fall in love with this layered, frustrating, wonderful cast of characters that make up the Thomas family.
LGBTQ+ REPRESENTATION: Voya's love interest, Luc, is a trans man, and her cousin, Alex, is a trans woman, and the author has a layered discussion throughout the books about how there's more to all of us than our biology. Another of Voya's cousins, Keisha, is lesbian and demisexual.
Praise for Blood Like Magic
"Liselle Sambury builds a world not far from our own, where blood is both weapon and salvation. Blood Like Magic is an intoxicating, skillful blend of science fiction and fantasy that reads like an enthralling dream. Poignant, smart, and wholly unique. An ode to the spirits of Black women, this novel demands that the future never forget the enduring power of family or the long, sharp blade of history. A bold, magical debut full of heart, and an author to watch!" - Tracy Deonn, New York Times bestselling author of Legendborn
"With high stakes, big heart, and lots of Black Girl Magic, Blood Like Magic is everything you love about paranormal fantasy. The fast pace, painfully relatable characters, and incredible generational magic system makes Blood Like Magic unputdownable. Liselle Sambury left me with a massive book hangover that won't be cured until I get the sequel!" - Aiden Thomas, New York Times bestselling author of Cemetery Boys (1/19/2022)
