The Maid and the Crocodile

A romantic standalone fantasy set in the world of Raybearer, from New York Times bestselling author Jordan IfuekoTHE SMALLEST SPARK CAN BIND TWO HEARTS . . . OR START A REVOLUTION.In the magic-soaked capital city of Oluwan, Small Sade needs a job - preferably as a maid, with employers who don't mind her unique appearance and unlucky foot. But before she can be hired, she accidentally binds herself to a powerful being known only as the Crocodile, a god rumoured to devour pretty girls. Small Sade entrances the Crocodile with her secret: she is a Curse Eater, gifted with the ability to alter people's fates by cleaning their houses.The handsome god warns that their fates are bound, but Small Sade evades him, launching herself into a new career as the Curse Eater of a swanky inn. She is determined to impress the wealthy inhabitants and earn her place in Oluwan City . . . assuming her secret-filled past - and the revolutionary ambitions of the Crocodile - don't catch up with her.But maybe there is more to Small Sade. And maybe everyone in Oluwan City deserves more too - from the maids all the way to the Anointed Ones.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Jordan Ifueko
• Verlag: Hot Key Books
• Inhalt: Buch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 01.08.2024
• Thema: Kinder- und Jugendbücher > Kinderbücher bis 11 Jahre; Kinder- und Jugendbücher > Jugendbücher ab 12 Jahre
• EAN: 9781471413698
• ISBN: 978-1-4714-1369-8
• Anzahl Seiten: 400
• Altersempfehlung: ab 14 Jahren
• Abmessung (Verpackung): 13 x 20 x 2.5 cm
• Themen: Adventure, Mystery, Power, Orphan, Vitiligo, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Diversity & Multicultural, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Fantasy / Epic, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / People & Places / Africa, Friendship, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Magical Realism, Kisses, Interest age: from c 14 years, West Africa, Black writers, YA Fantasy, Curses, empowering stories, BIPOC characters, Global empires