{"product_id":"strange-familiars-1","title":"Strange Familiars By Chow, Keshe","description":"\u003cp\u003e''An absolute delight!'' \u003cb\u003eBRIGITTE KNIGHTLEY\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e''A must-read for any lover of animals and angst'' \u003cb\u003eNISHA J. TULI\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e''Full of wonderful rivals-to-lovers romance, humor, and twists'' \u003cb\u003eINDIA HOLTON\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e???? \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStrange Familiars \u003c\/i\u003eis \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Keshe Chow''s adult debut: a dark academia fantasy where t\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ewo scholars of magical veterinary science must put aside their lust and loathing to save the world in the first installment of this whimsical, romantic, dark academia duology\u003c\/b\u003e??\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll''s fair in love and magic.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGwendolynne Chan just needs to get through her final year. At Seamere College of Magical Veterinary Sciences, she spends her days using her powers to heal companion animals while her nights are spent studying for exams. As the top student in the magical familiars stream, she is on track to be awarded Dux of the entire school - as long as the pretentious twat Harrisford Briggs doesn''t beat her to it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHarrisford Briggs was born into privilege. His father, the Chief Financial Officer of Magecorp, a major global distributor of magic, expects him to come top of the year. Harrisford, though, can''t help but notice that his father has been acting odd. Really odd. And there are strange whisperings, too. Rumours of uncontrollable surges of excess magic, which Magecorp has been trying to cover up, as well as rampant corruption within the Magical Ministry itself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen these magical surges begin to rock their way through London, causing chaos and explosions and familiars going feral, Gwen and Harrisford find themselves without a reliable source of magic, putting both of their academic careers at risk. To fix this, they must put aside their duelling feelings of lust and loathing, and - along with Gwen''s snarky cat familiar - team up to diagnose the problem. If they fail, not only is their education at stake, but also the fate of the magical world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTropes you can expect . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcademic rivals-to-lovers\u003cbr\u003eSlow burn\u003cbr\u003eMagical university\u003cbr\u003eFound family\u003cbr\u003eAnimal sidekicks\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57820691071358,"sku":"NW9781399750295","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781399750295.jpg?v=1786169060","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-usa\/products\/strange-familiars-1","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}