A Wish So Deadly
(Scholastic UK, March 2026)
YA Romantasy
When a girl unwittingly steals from an evil Soul reaper, she pays the ultimate price: the theft of her sister’s soul. To right her wrong, she must pair up with the Soul reaper’s handsome but cold protégé and enter a deadly, magical tournament to win the prize of a wish in exchange for her sister’s safe return.
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If you like the following things:
- Deadly tournaments
- High-stakes magic
- Rivals forced into uneasy alliances
- A boy without a soul
- Betrayal that leaves scars
- Forced proximity romance
- An island riddled with beasts
- Magical monsters
Three words to describe AWSD:
Cut-throat, thrilling, lethal.
What inspired you to write AWSD?
I wrote the book after pondering the question: What if I wrote a story from the perspective of the henchmen we so often see forced to do the villain's dirty work? I wanted to write characters who are undeniably flawed, and whom the reader can't help but root for, even after discovering they might not be the hero of the story.
Top songs on the AWSD playlist:
- Cosmic Love, by Florence + The Machine
- Villain, by Venice Qin
- A Dangerous Thing, by AURORA
- Born Without A Heart, by Faouzia