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UNITED BY POP / Round-up / 270+ Must Read 2021 YA Book Releases / LINK Way Too Fantasy / Round-up / ANTICIPATED BOOK RELEASES OF 2021 / LINKĪmy Jane Alice / Round-up / 14 MORE anticipated releases of 2021 / LINK Here’s a round-up of all the places In Deeper Waters has been featured:īuzzFeed / Round-up / 40 YA Novels Coming Out in 2021 That We’re So Excited For / LINK In Deeper Waters is also a Junior Library Guild pick and RainbowCrate’s featured book for the month of April. Come for the fantasy adventure, stay for the soft romance between a prince and a pirate! An absolute joy from cover to cover.' Mackenzi Lee, author of The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue: ' In Deeper Waters is a delightful, big-hearted romp that delivers an old-school fantasy feel while also upgrading your favorite genre tropes. Royals, bedsharing, secret magical identities, political conspiracies and shenanigans abound in this immersive vibrant adventure steeped in lore and Lukens' own artfully crafted mythology.”īeth Revis, author of Give the Dark My Love: 'Pirates and princes, magic and mayhem, this book has it all! With exciting adventure and a breath-taking romance, I couldn't put In Deeper Waters down!' Lee, author of the Sidekick Squad series: “ In Deeper Waters is a siren call of delightful queer fantasy that speaks to the power of kindness and love. Lukens fills the pages with magic, humor, and waves of breath-stealing romance. Julian Winters, author of The Summer of Everything: “An enchanting adventure, In Deeper Waters is a tale of secrets, survival, and the relationships that shape us.

For readers with a penchant for pirates, princes, and pining.” Kirkus review: “ Lukens stays true to the conventions of the royal fantasy genre while avoiding the sexism and heteronormativity often baked into those worlds, with a depiction of romantic and sexual tension reminiscent of fan fiction. Here’s what others have had to say after reading In Deeper Waters or when simply looking at that gorgeous cover.ĪLA Booklist, starred review: “Lukens has written a richly imagined fantasy, filled with action, suspense, and fully realized characters, that is also a beautiful love story that will touch readers’ hearts and live in their memories.” In Deeper Waters releases on April 20, 2021, and we’re not the only ones excited for readers to get their hands on this story of adventure, discovery, and love-love of all kinds: familial and romantic, platonic and fraternal, love of one’s self and love for others.

In deeper waters by ft lukens