Description: "Perley and Amandine are both starting their Junior year late. Perley was diagnosed with diabetes over the summer and has to worry about what this means, both for him and for his family's finances. Amandine is part of a venerated family of vampires, but was turned much sooner than expected after a car accident nearly killed her. When their worlds collide as they make up the time they missed, their fast friendship quickly turns into something more..."--
Brief description: Sarah Winifred Searle originally hails from spooky New England but currently lives in sunny Boorloo (Perth, Australia). Their first award-winning graphic novels were Sincerely, Harriet (Graphic Universe, 2019) and Patience & Esther: An Edwardian Romance (Iron Circus Comics, 2021). Their First Second books are The Greatest Thing (2021), Ruined (2023), and The Sweetness Between Us.
Review Quotes:
"Searle delivers a stunning graphic novel romance with a thoughtful supernatural spin." -Publishers Weekly, starred
"A cozy paranormal romance that's full of heart and humor." -Kirkus "A charming, paranormal graphic novel about falling in love and learning how to create healthy boundaries within relationships." --School Library Journal "There is so much about this story to love, and I'm better for having read it." --Sequential Tart