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Kayla Cottingham

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in Salt Lake City, UT, The United States

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Young Adult, Horror, Fantasy

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Kayla Cottingham (she/they) is a YA author and librarian. Her first book, My Dearest Darkest, was a New York Times and Publisher's Weekly bestseller. Originally from Salt Lake City, Utah, Kayla lives in Boston where she loves to go hiking in the woods, play RPGs, and snuggle on the couch with her ridiculously large black cat, Squid.

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	This Delicious Death 3.56 avg rating — 11,691 ratings — published 2023 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Practical Rules for Cursed Witches 3.98 avg rating — 1,007 ratings — published 2024 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Extraordinary Quests for Amateur Witches 3.89 avg rating — 240 ratings — published 2025 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Quotes by Kayla Cottingham (?)

“My shitty gay heart did a backflip in my chest”
― Kayla Cottingham, This Delicious Death

tags: comedic, lesbian, queer, relatable

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“Who said being in love would ruin a friendship? What better way to fall in love than to do it with the person you already care about the most in the world?”
― Kayla Cottingham, This Delicious Death

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“Whatever the future might bring, whatever darkness might be lurking around the corner, she’d always have this.”
― Kayla Cottingham, My Dearest Darkest

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Graceling (Graceling Realm, #1) by Kristin Cashore

Graceling by Kristin Cashore

20 votes, 40.8%

Beasts of Prey (Beasts of Prey, #1) by Ayana Gray

Beasts of Prey by Ayana Gray

12 votes, 24.5%

My Dearest Darkest by Kayla Cottingham

10 votes, 20.4%

These Rebel Waves (Stream Raiders, #1) by Sara Raasch

These Rebel Waves by Sara Raasch

7 votes, 14.3%

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