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Sasha Laurens

    Sasha Laurens explores the intricate relationship between ideology and personal experience. Her writing often examines how broad political forces manifest in characters' private lives, offering keen insights into the human psyche under societal pressures. Laurens skillfully portrays the inner lives of her characters, conveying their hopes and disillusionments with sensitivity.

    Youngblood
    A Wicked Magic
    • 2022

      High school sucks. Especially for the undead. When Kat Finn arrives at Harcote, a prestigious vampire-only boarding school, she's in unchartered territory. After living amongst humans and struggling to make ends meet, she's suddenly thrust into the alluring world of elite vampires - and her fortune is about to change. Taylor Sanger is tired of the vampire world's out-of-touch views, especially as an out-and-proud lesbian. She's willing to fly under the radar for two more years at Harcote before she's free, but Kat's arrival changes everything. Kat and Taylor were once best friends. It didn't end well. A horrifying discovery means they have to set their differences aside and investigate the deep secrets at Harcote and the conspiracy underpinning all of Vampiredom. As they investigate, will their old friendship be rekindled into something more? Sink your teeth into this sapphic enemies-to-lovers romance and the glamorous world of the vampire elite, perfect for fans of First Kill and Vampire Academy. "This is the lesbian vampire boarding school story I've always needed, but it's smarter, nastier, and more fun than I ever could have dreamed." - Kylie Schachte, author of You're Next

      Youngblood
    • 2020

      A Wicked Magic

      • 368 pages
      • 13 hours of reading
      3.2(789)Add rating

      Modern witches must save friends stolen by an ancient demon in this YA fantasy-thriller. “A cinematic, page-ripping debut.” —Kirkus Reviews “A modern day version of The Craft.” —Booklist Dan and Liss are witches. The Black Book granted them that power. Harnessing that power feels good, especially when everything in their lives makes them feel powerless. During a spell gone wrong, Liss's boyfriend is snatched away by an evil entity and presumed dead. Dan and Liss's friendship dies that night, too. How can they practice magic after the darkness that they conjured? Months later, Liss discovers that her boyfriend is alive, trapped underground in the grips of an ancient force. She must save him, and she needs Dan and the power of the Black Book to do so. Dan is quickly sucked back into Liss's orbit and pushes away her best friend, Alexa. But Alexa has some big secrets she's hiding and her own unique magical disaster to deal with. When another teenager disappears, the girls know it's no coincidence. What greedy magic have they awakened? And what does it want with these teens it has stolen? Set in the atmospheric wilds of California's northern coast, Sasha Laurens's thrilling debut novel is about the complications of friendship, how to take back power, and how to embrace the darkness that lives within us all.

      A Wicked Magic