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I write about reckless girls in broken worlds with gifts that will be the death of them. But life isn’t all doom and gloom, so my books are also sprinkled with humour and jam packed with magic, much like a really good doughnut. Bon appétit!

During the day, I work in publishing for an academic press. By night, I write, read, and review. Now published by Evernight Teen.

And now I review books on YouTube too: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZay...

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“Your dreams can come true. You just need to write them…”Age seven, I folded eight sheets of paper in half and scribbled my first book into existence. It was about a sheep who wanted to leave the pen and explore the world. I think I’ve been writing the same story ever since. By fourteen, I submitted my first manuscript to agents. I’d written my first full-length, young adult manuscript, and

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