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Liselle Sambury is the Trinidadian Canadian author of the Governor General's Literary Awards Finalist Blood Like Magic and its sequel, Blood Like Fate. Her work spans multiple genres, from fantasy to sci-fi, horror, and more. In her free time, she shares helpful tips for upcoming writers and details of her publishing journey through a YouTube channel dedicated to demystifying the sometimes complicated business of being an author.
One part breathtaking ghost horror, one part gripping thriller, and an all-round absorbing read. Delicious Monsters turns an unflinching light onto the cycles of trauma and the ghosts that follow. -- Chloe Gong, #1 <I>New York Times </I>bestselling author of the These Violent Delights Duet A haunted house thriller packed with cryptic mystery, dark humor, and bone-chilling twists. Sambury approaches the grim recesses of intergenerational trauma with diligence and bravery. The odd ghosts, fearless prose, and raw character dynamics make this an absolute page-turner and a win for psychic fiction. -- Ryan Douglass, <I>New York Times </I>bestselling author of <I>The Taking of Jake Livingston</I> Full of eerie ghosts and secrets most sinister, Delicious Monsters is the perfect read for a dark and stormy night. I read most of it from behind the safety of my fingers and was left thoroughly haunted. -- Erin A. Craig, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <I>House of Salt and Sorrows </I>and <I>Small Favors</I> On one page, this book sings a lullaby, and on the next, it throws you into a whirlwind you never could've seen coming. At its core, Delicious Monsters is a screaming declaration to the world that Black girls are complex and flawed, capable of everything, and that we matter. I'll be putting Delicious Monsters into the hands of everyone I know with a pulse. -- Brittney Morris, author of <I>Slay </I>and <I>The Cost of Knowing</I> Scary, complex, emotional, lived-in, ambitious, Liselle Sambury's Delicious Monsters is a can't miss. A Canadian gothic epic (northern gothic?) that has a lot to say about the stories and lies we tell ourselves about our own families. Oh, and did I mention it's scary? -- Adam Cesare, author of <I>Clown in a Cornfield </I>and <I>Video Night</I> Delicious Monsters grabs you by the throat in the first chapter and refuses to let go until the very end. I was on the edge of my seat for this whole book. Sambury's chillingly beautiful prose will stay with you for ages. -- Victoria Lee, author of <I>A Lesson in Vengeance</I> Delicious Monsters drew me in with its complex, compelling characters and richly layered secrets. A powerful story of mothers and daughters, trauma and healing, with a truly frightening haunted house at its center. -- Kate Alice Marshall, author of <I>Rules for Vanishing </I>and <I>These Fleeting Shadows</I>
