FORGIVE-ME-NOT

A fae and a human discover the surprising ways their lives are intertwined.

With Aisling’s 18th birthday looming, the happy, beloved princess is excited about her future. Her only real challenge is her violent allergy to iron. But when a strange young woman armed with a sword enters her bedroom one night as she sleeps, everything changes. The touch of the iron blade reveals her true form: a purple-skinned, green-haired, horned fae. When even her family refuses to believe it’s her, Aisling has no choice but to follow the intruder, Forget-Me-Not, a butch girl with light brown skin and blue eyes, into a fairy circle. She’s the human whose life Aisling stole, albeit unknowingly: Aisling was born into the Unseelie Court, but a scheming courtier swapped her for Forget-Me-Not, the mortal royals’ infant. Their lives may be connected, but the two seemingly can’t get along even for the short time Forget-Me-Not needs to complete her plans, using Aisling as a bargaining chip. As Aisling learns about the fae world and the evil ambitious force behind the original deception, she and Forget-Me-Not bicker, often humorously—and grow closer, until their hostility softens. But their newfound passion is put to the test: Can their love survive? Fully realized characters grace the richly colored illustrations that bring this emotion-filled page-turner to life. Costa creatively varies the panel shapes and borders, and her expressive artwork conveys true fairy-tale magic.

A stunningly beautiful Sapphic adventure about figuring out love and belonging.