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459 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 6, 2023
The Grimoire of Grave Fates follows the untimely murder of a professor at an esteemed wizarding school and the efforts of various students to track down his killer, with each chapter portraying a different character’s perspective. The novel was created by Hanna Alkaf (The Weight of Our Sky) and Margaret Owen (The Merciful Crow), with the following authors contributing individual chapters: Cam Montgomery, Darcie Little Badger, Hafsah Faizal, Jessica Lewis, Julian Winters, Karuna Riazi, Kat Cho, Kayla Whaley, Kwame Mbalia, L. L. McKinney, Marieke Nijkamp, Mason Deaver, Natasha Díaz, Preeti Chhibber, Randy Ribay, Tehlor Kay Mejia, Victoria Lee, and Yamile Saied Méndez.✨ Read the publication announcement here!
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"Necromancy wasn't just strictly forbidden; it was considered horrifying. But Wren didn't understand how anyone could be scared of this. This was beautiful.This was where Wren wanted to belong."
"But just before the message completely disappeared, one last comment filtered through, filling JB's chest with pride and purpose, two things he'd never realized he wanted and needed until that moment. "Show them what a Brig can do."
"Great news: she'd identified the artifact. Terrible news: she might not survive to warn the others."
"So... I belong here, because I'm here? Nurse Smith's skeletal grin seemed to get wider. "You belong here because you belong here. Fitting in or fitting out doesn't mean you're not supposed to be somewhere. It just means there's more to come." Bhavna grinned."
"It's not that Jia disliked Layla. It's just that whenever she was near the girl, her skin felt all itchy and her chest got all tight. It made it hard for her to think, and since Jia's brain was her pride and joy, she rejected anything that muddled it."
"The ocean had chosen to spare her, had saved her for some reason when it should have swallowed her whole. She had a debt to repay and a mission to accomplish."
"She thought of her life, her life at home. None of it had made sense before Julietta. Loving this girl had been the key that had come along to unlock everything she'd never dared to dream of."
"No one has ever interrupted her explanation and finished her deduction. She had to convince Delfina to be her detective partner. Or maybe marry her."