Tamsin would celebrate by doing research into queer history so she could better understand those who paved the way for her. Wren would absolutely drag a reluctant Tamsin to a parade or party, dressed in bright colors and glitter. If Pride month existed in your book’s world, how would Tamsin and Wren celebrate? When being told that strength is good, and weakness is bad, how does that affect the ways a person can grow? How does that affect their relationships? How does that affect their own perceived value? And then, on the flip side, how does a person deal with the consequences of that power? SWEET & BITTER MAGIC offered me a way to attack those concepts head-on. How people choose to face their past, how they continue onward even in the face of unbearable loss, is power in its own right.īut beyond that, I wanted to explore the idea of strength and power and how that affects the world and the individual. After all, grief and ghosts look different to everyone. I wanted to look at the past through different lenses. With a dual POV I got to see the world through the eyes of Wren, a girl who feels everything, and Tamsin, who feels nothing (though not by her own volition). Both of these concepts are explored through the eyes of two very different girls. What inspired you to write Sweet & Bitter Magic?Īt the heart of it, SWEET & BITTER MAGIC is a book about grief and a book about power. Go!Ī sapphic love story filled with magic, grief, witches, & hope. Of course, love bargains are a tricky thing, and these two have a long, perilous journey ahead of them-that is, if they don’t kill each other first.ĭescribe your book in ten words or less. To save him, Wren proposes a bargain: if Tamsin will help her catch the dark witch responsible for creating the plague, then Wren will give Tamsin her love for her father. When a magical plague ravages the queendom, Wren’s father falls victim. Sources are required to train with the Coven as soon as they discover their abilities, but Wren-the only caretaker to her ailing father-has spent her life hiding her secret. Wren is a source-a rare kind of person who is made of magic, despite being unable to use it herself. The only way she can get those feelings back-even for just a little while-is to steal love from others.
But after committing the worst magical sin, she’s exiled by the ruling Coven and cursed with the inability to love. Tamsin is the most powerful witch of her generation. In this charming debut fantasy perfect for fans of Sorcery of Thorns and Girls of Paper and Fire, a witch cursed to never love meets a girl hiding her own dangerous magic, and the two strike a dangerous bargain to save their queendom. McElderry Books), here for a special Pride interview! June might be over, but Pride is All Year Long! So, without further adieu, here’s more about the book:
Hey everyone! I’m BEYOND excited to have Adrienne Tooley, author of Sweet & Bitter Magic (Ma– Margaret K.
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