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"We Shall Be Monsters" updated on ao3!

Chapter 15: Will it be Enough?

[tarasimauthor]

Oh, you want stories where a girl raises a cute guy from the dead and both of them go on an adventure to find answers, love, and various body parts?

Boy do I have a book rec for you!

WE SHALL BE MONSTERS comes to life June 25, 2024

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"𝘐𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴𝘯'𝘵 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘢 𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘦," 𝘛𝘢𝘷 𝘮𝘶𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥.

"𝘞𝘦'𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯𝘦," 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬. "𝘞𝘦'𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯𝘦."

"𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳."

"𝘋𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵, 𝘖 𝘏𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘥 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘢 𝘰𝘧 𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘏𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘔𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘴?"

𝘏𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.

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I'm utterly DELIGHTED with this mugshot art of Kajal and Tav from WE SHALL BE MONSTERS by the super talented Wendy Xu!

Kutaa the undead dog in the corner sends me. And poor Tav, my grumpy jock, not knowing what the hell he's gotten himself into by teaming up with this chaos gremlin.

WSBM is currently available everywhere books are sold!

[tarasimauthor]

Frankenstein meets Indian mythology in this twisty, darkly atmospheric fantasy where the horror is not the monsters you face but the ones you create.

When her sister Lasya dies, Kajal vows to bring her back to life using any means necessary. But in preventing Lasya from rejoining the cycle of reincarnation, her sister’s soul turns corrupt and warps into a bhuta—a violent, wraith-like spirit hell-bent on murdering those who wronged it in life. With each kill, her sister’s bhuta becomes stronger and angrier, and Kajal’s chances of resurrecting Lasya with her soul intact grow slimmer.

Blamed for Lasya’s kills and declared a witch, Kajal is locked away with little hope of escape until two strangers who label themselves rebels arrive and offer to help free her. The catch: She must resurrect the kingdom’s fallen crown prince, aiding a coup to overthrow the usurper who murdered the royal family decades ago. Desperate to return to Lasya’s body, Kajal rushes to revive the prince…Only to discover that she hasn’t resurrected the crown prince, but another boy entirely.

All her life, Kajal has trusted no one but her sister. But with Lasya dead and rebels ready to turn her over to the usurper’s ruthless soldiers, Kajal is forced to work with the boy she mistakenly revived to find the right prince—before the rebels discover her mistake, or Lasya’s bhuta finally turns its murderous fury on the person truly responsible for her death: Kajal.

WE SHALL BE MONSTERS arrives June 25, 2024!

Be sure to preorder if you like gremlin girls, undead dogs, star-crossed love, and the horrifying ordeal of being known facing the consequences of your actions.

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Just some of the things I like, y'know

(WE SHALL BE MONSTERS is available now!)

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WE SHALL BE MONSTERS is my ode to horror fantasy, outcast girls, doomed siblings, and grump4grump romance--and you can get it here for 25% off for a limited time!

Some inspirations that went into this book:

Frankenstein

Indian mythology

The Untamed

Kajal knows she is not a good person. If she were, she wouldn’t selfishly be risking her sister’s soul in a dangerous bid to bring her back to life. She would let Lasya rest in peace—but Kajal cannot stand the horror of living without her.

As Kajal prepares for the resurrection, the worst happens: Her sister’s soul warps into a bhuta—a murderous, wraith-like spirit—and Kajal gets sentenced to death for her sister’s rampage. There seems little hope of escape until two strangers offer to free her. The catch: She must resurrect the kingdom’s fallen crown prince to aid a growing rebellion against a tyrannical usurper. Desperate, Kajal rushes to complete her end of the deal . . . only to discover that the boy she’s resurrected, Tav, is not the crown prince.

Now Kajal—prickly, proud, admirer of the scientific method—must team up with Tav—stubborn, reticent, and fonder of swords than of books—to find the real crown prince. With only a scalpel and her undead dog, Kutaa, at her side, Kajal must work fast before her mistake is exposed or Lasya’s bhuta turns its murderous fury on the person truly responsible for her death: Kajal herself.

WE SHALL BE MONSTERS is out June 25, 2024.

[tarasimauthor]

Happy (belated) Valentine's Day from your local necromancer~

WE SHALL BE MONSTERS comes out June 25, 2024 and if you've ever wondered "what would happen if I accidentally raised the wrong person from the dead, then uh oh what if I developed feelings for that ex-corpse," then boy is this the book for you

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