The Absinthe Underground (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781682634929)

An INSTANT National Bestseller!

This lavish and decedent sapphic friends-to-lovers romantasy will leave fans of Moulin Rouge and Divine Rivals utterly enchanted!

"A romantic and thrilling story of ambition, magic, and peril."--Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

After running away from home, Sybil Clarion is eager to embrace all the freedom the Belle ﾉpoque city of Severon has to offer. Instead, she's traded high-society soir馥s for empty pockets. At least she has Esme, the girl who offered Sybil a home, and if either of them dared, something more.

While Esme would rather spend the night tinkering with her clocks and snuggling her cats, Sybil craves excitement and needs money. She plans to get both by stealing the rare posters that crop up around town. But when she's caught selling a poster by none other than its subject, Maeve, the glamorous girl invites Sybil and Esme to The Absinthe Underground, the exclusive club she co-owns, and reveals herself to be a Green Faerie, trapped in this world.

Maeve wants to hire thieves for a daring heist in Fae and is willing to pay enough that Sybil and Esme never have to worry about money again. It's too good of an offer to pass up, even if Maeve's tragic story doesn't quite add up, and the secrets could jeopardize everything the girls have so carefully built.

Jamie Pacton, author of The Vermilion Emporium, dazzles in this whimsical and daring romantic fantasy. Fans of Fae lore, slow-burn sapphic pining, and decadently magical worlds will find The Absinthe Underground as ensorcelling as a fairy delight.

Author: Jamie Pacton
ISBN-10: 1682634922
ISBN-13: 9781682634929
Publisher: Peachtree Teen
Language: English
Published: 02/06/2024
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.60w x 1.20d

Review Citation(s):
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 12/01/2023
Publishers Weekly 11/13/2023
Kirkus Reviews 12/01/2023
Booklist 02/01/2024 pg. 59
School Library Journal 04/01/2024 pg. 139