I WAS LIKE A FISH OUT OF WATER in 2016 when I released Fate of Flames, the first book in my YA fantasy trilogy, the Effigies series. In those early days, having a community of Toronto bloggers to support me was invaluable. Among them were twin book bloggers Sarena and Sasha Nanua, who came to Bakka-Phoenix Books for the launch of my first novel and invited me to participate in an author panel.
Now, after years of supporting fellow Canadian authors, the 24-year-old sisters have become published writers themselves with their debut YA fantasy, Sisters of the Snake (HarperTeen, June), which melds the twin-mischief motif to a complex South Asian–inspired high fantasy milieu. Ria, an orphan and thief, and Rani, a royal princess, live in separate worlds, completely unaware of the other despite being physically identical. But once they meet, they quickly realize that they must work together to save their home from evil.