A breathtaking queer fantasy in which girls are cursed at birth with terrible powers.
Intrigued? Read on to discover the synopsis and an excerpt from Kim Smejkal’s The Dandelion Riots, which is out March 13th 2025.
She believed I was meek and unassuming, because for sixteen years, that was all I’d ever been…
Cursed at birth, 16-year-old Drinn has been kept away from everyone – moved from house to house to ensure that she never finds love. But this year, she has decided to break free.
Fleeing, Drinn finds herself in Oblison, surrounded by others just like her – cursed girls whose lives are dangerous and wild. They vow to free themselves once and for all. But rebellion is dangerous, and if Drinn finds love before the curse can be broken, a terrible fate could befall them all…