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Ironspark by CM McGuire
Synopsis: A teen outcast must work together with new friends to keep her family and town safe from murderous Fae while also dealing with panic attacks, family issues, and a lesbian love triangle in C.M. McGuires’s kick-butt paranormal YA debut, Ironspark.
For the past nine years, ever since a bunch of those evil Tinkerbells abducted her mother, cursed her father, and forced her family into hiding, Bryn has devoted herself to learning everything she can about killing the Fae. Now it’s time to put those lessons to use.
Then the Court Fae finally show up, and Bryn realizes she can’t handle this on her own. Thankfully, three friends offer to help: Gwen, a kindhearted water witch; Dom, a new foster kid pulled into her world; and Jasika, a schoolmate with her own grudge against the Fae.
But trust is hard-won, and what little Bryn has gained is put to the test when she uncovers a book of Fae magic that belonged to her mother. With the Fae threat mounting every day, Bryn must choose between faith in her friends and power from a magic that could threaten her very humanity.
Publication Date: August 25th, 2020
Publisher: Swoon Reads
Links: Amazon/Book Depository/Goodreads
Interview:
1) Authors usually write Faes with straight relationships, but Ironspark is different. What made you want to write to write a f/f relationship front and center along with fairies that are involved?
To be honest, I don’t think it was entirely my decision. It wasn’t my original plan for Bryn to have an f/f relationship in the book, but as I moved forward with my drafting, I realized that Gwen was actually Bryn’s recent ex. For the sake of comfort, I initially tried to censor this in my critique group. However, Jasika was very much a character who created herself. When I realized that she and Bryn would be interested in each other, I had to stop censoring my work and just let the story unfold.
2) Where did your inspiration for Ironspark came from?
Originally, I read a fanfiction with a female Dean from Supernatural. I was so captivated by the idea of a protagonist like that. At the same time, I was struggling with finally leaving home, a sense of personal desire vs. responsibility, and working at my local Renaissance Festival. The lattermost is where the fairies came from.
3) How would you pitch your book with 2 books, shows or movies?
At the risk of struggling to fully understand the question, I can say I frequently pitch it as “Supernatural meets Buffy but fairies and they’re queer.”
4) What do you want readers to take away from reading Ironspark?
It’s okay to accept help. It’s okay to feel weak or scared or frightened. Cutting yourself off from others is seldom the right answer.
5) Is Ironspark a standalone or is it a series with the ending?
I think it could be a standalone of sorts. Within the immediate conflict of the book, Bryn makes a choice that will take her to the next stage and away from where she’s been. I hope to get to write sequels someday, of course.
About the Author:
Bio: When C.M. McGuire, author of Ironspark, was a child, she drove her family crazy with her nonstopstories. Lucky for them, she eventually learned to write and gave their ears a rest. This love of storiesled her to college where she pursued history (semi-nonfictional storytelling), anthropology (wherestories come from) and theater (attention-seeking storytelling). When she isn’t writing, she’s painting, crocheting, gardening, baking, and teaching the next generation to love stories as much asshe does.
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Lori is an advocate for all things diverse to help those who are in the margins. She loves reading, but music holds a dear place in her heart. She is a teenager in high school, a feminist, and is in the LGBTQ+ community. Uses she/her or they/them pronouns 
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