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Pride comes before the Fall . . . Justice comes after. Four years ago, Sarai''s future was bright. Beautiful, brilliant, and gifted with the rare magic of lie detection, she had the entire world at her fingertips. Until, one night, she was thrown from a tower. The Fall should''ve killed her, but her body was patched back together and she survived. But she has no memory of what happened that night. Sarai returns to Edessa, the city where it happened, to become a Petitor: one of the magical assistants who discover truth and dispense justice for the all-powerful ruling Tetrarchy. Her Tetrarch, Kadra, is brilliant, beautiful, and beastly. Known for his cruelty, he''s committed murder before . . . and possibly attempted it, too. Sarai will stop at nothing to discover what happened the night of the Fall, and the identity of her would-be murderer. But she must stay on her guard: Petitors have been dying in mysterious circumstances. She has already cheated Death once Euro she''ll go to any length to avoid meeting Him again. Sarai thinks she knows who tried to kill her. And once she knows the truth, justice will follow. She''s already lost everything . . . which means she has nothing to lose.
About the author
Shalini Abeysekara is a neurodivergent woman of color and a former lawyer based in Hamilton, Canada. She enjoys using fantasy as a mirror to interrogate both government policies and the bizarre workings of the business world. She is passionate about depicting other neurodivergent women of color reckoning with themselves and their place in a world that tells them they're too much or not enough. When not glued to the screen for some escapist purpose or the other, you'll find her attempting to re-create famous desserts, doomscrolling, or both. She still can't believe she's an adult and hopes you don't either.
This Monster of Mine is her debut novel.
