The Book of Love

“[The Book of Love] pushes our understanding of what fantasy can be.”—The New York Times, 100 Notable Books of 2024

“No other book made me cry quite so much or love quite so hard.”—NPR, Best Books of 2024

“The escapist masterpiece of the year.”—Vulture, Best Books of 2024

“A wild, compelling ride, full of fantastical twists and turns.”—Town & Country, Best Books of 2024

“A heart-squeezing tale of wonder and life that hugs your brain in the best way.”—Book Riot, Best Books of 2024

“An incredible achievement—a novel whose people and places feel so true to life that the magic that shimmers through the pages like grown-up fairy dust seems not just real but unquestionable.”—Cassandra Clare, author of Sword Catcher

“By turns playful and harrowing, surreal and sagacious, replete with gods and other monsters, The Book of Love is an astonishing, gorgeous novel written with Link’s unique wit, warmth and ability to get under your skin.”—Holly Black, author of Book of Night

“The places of this novel are both glitteringly strange and so fully realized that one feels one might visit them tomorrow.”—San Francisco Chronicle

“Sublime . . . [The characters’] boldness and exhilaration are infectious. For a minute there, I even thought I could fly.”—The Boston Globe

“The wonders of Hollywood special effects feel like garish imitations next to Link’s sorcery.”—The Washington Post

“[If you] find yourself wishing for a little more magic in your life, this is the novel for you.”—Lit Hub

“A dizzying dream ride you will never forget.”—Leigh Bardugo, author of Ninth House

“Haunting, immersive, and at times surpassingly beautiful.”—Locus

“This is one of those books that cuts your life in two: before you read it, and after.”—Alix E. Harrow, author of Starling House

“A giant, glorious novel about friendship, love, queerness, rock-and-roll, stardom, parenthood, loyalty, lust and duty.”—Cory Doctorow, author of The Lost Cause

“A luxurious, bewitching novel of exceptional beauty and power.”—Carmen Maria Machado, author of In the Dream House

“Pure enchantment—a tale of love, death, magic and teenagers being teenagers, rich with fairy strangeness and told in sentences like jewels strung on a chain.”—Zen Cho, author of Black Water Sister

“An absolute feast of a story, ushering the reader along a path that is always sublime, often hilarious, and at every single point rammed full of heart and truth.”—Melinda Salisbury, author of Her Dark Wings