#marielu

The Godfather meets The Magicians in the sweeping adult debut from #1 @nytimes bestselling author @marieluthewriter. Perfect for fans of @veschwab, #RedCity is a dark and deadly contemporary fantasy of magical warfare, star-crossed ambition, and the pursuit of perfection at any cost, set in a glittering alternate Los Angeles.

Pre-order now and add it to your shelf on October 14, 2025 (US)! The US-exclusive deluxe edition features stunning dark crimson sprayed edges. Also available from Macmillan Audio!

Cover art by @micaelaalcainodesign

Asher: Give me the name of a Mexican dish that ends with -ito

Ren, confidently: Dorito

Roshan: What-

Emika, clapping: Good answer, Ren

Is the book any good? I've been thinking of getting it because it's Marie Lu but I'm not really sure if I want to. I'm genuinely curious

Hmmmmm so far it feels really good (but the last time I picked it up was in March during spring break so I don’t remember muvh) but the content’s really interesting (plus Sydney is kinda like Jax??) so yea you can try it out if you want

Tho if you want to try more Marie Lu I also suggest legend series or Batman:night walker (for the similar themes), those are my favs

Tho Skyhunter duology is also really good (I haven’t read tye so I don’t got any comments on that but from what I remember, also pretty good) Kongdom of back was pretty sweet lol

In summary she’s a really good author lol (I kinda worship her if you can’t tell already ummmm but yeah)

qotd: “Every locked door has a key. Every problem has a solution.” — @marielubooks​

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𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠:

Warcross: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ (4.7)

Wildcard: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ (4.6)

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Day: A fuckboy, who am I to disagree? Also some things to be noted is that he is a frat boy as well.

June: she’s just a basic white girl who’s good at school.

Metias: He’s a teacher. Very cool dude 10/10 (he has an undying bloodlust for frat boys)

Tess: probably tiktok famous for being cute

Kaede: an egirl. She’s also probably a lesbian

Thomas: He has a crush on his teacher

Eden: soft shy boy. The girls love him because he’s sensitive.

Eden: Well, we were running downhill and a deer jumped in front of us so I yelled, “Daniel, deer.”

June: Daniel, what did you say?

But you know who WOULD treat Metias right? Who’s also a sweetheart? Who also cares about Metias’ little sister?

That’s right.