October 30 the debut novel by Australian Author J Lee released across Halloween weekend: Deadly Syn. An enemies to lovers vampire x vampire hunter gothic urban romantasy, born out of Lee’s love of Underworld and His Mortal Instruments, with a custom illustrated book cover by yours truly. And reviewers are obsessed.
Priyanshi (Your Reading Alcove) is still not over it.
Pori (The Lost Bookmark) calls it fun, addictive, and wonderuflly chaotic.
Evan (Hollowbound Pages) says it’s an immediate TBR add.
And Camila (The Book Verse) is in love with Synnove (understandable).
I am thrilled Lee and her book are getting the love they deserve. Seeing this beauty out in the real world is mind blowing.
That hardcover? An exquisite beast.
It’s come a long way from its initial concepts and I’m so proud of where we ended up.
Lee is currently taking Syn in her paperback form on a trip to Darwin. You can follow the adventure on threads here.
If you’re a local you can get signed copies from A Little Love Book Shop. (Which may or may not be online only? I’m not 100% on that sorry).
Otherwise, Aussies, to avoid Amazon surcharge, you can grab directly from Lee here.
Article based on original post by Dayna on instagram 12 November 2026 found here.
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