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- Nutty Bookworm
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Book Info:
For No Mortal Creature by Keche Chow
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy
Publishing Date: October 7, 2025
Synopsis:
A teen girl with the power of resurrection must venture into the afterlife, but to survive the death realm, she’ll need the help of her two mortal enemies–both of whom she is inexplicably drawn to–in this romantic, gothic fantasy inspired by Wuthering Heights.
When Jia Yi suddenly finds herself alive again after being stabbed through the heart by an enemy’s sword, she realizes she possesses a rare power: the ability to move between the living realm and the shrouded world of ghosts. Ghosts including Lin, her ex-best friend and former love, whose betrayal she still hasn’t recovered from.
At first, Jia wants nothing to do with Lin, or any ghosts–metaphorical or otherwise. But when her beloved grandmother abruptly passes away, Jia is forced to travel into the afterlife to save her.
To survive the treacherous death realm, Jia will need to rely on both Lin and her longtime enemy, the cold and enigmatic Prince Essien Lancaster. Only, she isn’t sure whether she can trust either of them. With tensions high and new and old connections blooming, Jia must confront the ghosts of her past…or risk becoming one herself.
Content Warning: Death
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About the Author:
Keshe Chow (she/her) was born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and migrated to Australia when she was two years old. She currently lives in Naarm (Melbourne) with her husband, two kids, and an ice cream-obsessed cat named Wasabi. She is a qualified veterinarian with a specialty in cats (Feline Medicine, specifically).
She won the 2020 Perito Prize, the 2021 Yarra Literature Prize, the 2021 Rachel Funari Prize for Fiction, the 2022 Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards Prize for an Unpublished Manuscript, and the 2023 Uncharted Magazine Thrilling Contest. Her debut young adult fantasy novel The Girl With No Reflection was an instant #1 Sunday Times bestseller and has been shortlisted in the 2025 ABIA awards. Her upcoming YA fantasy, For No Mortal Creature, releases in October this year with Penguin Australia.
She is represented by Lauren Spieller of Folio Literary Management.
Author Links:
Website: https://www.keshe.com.au/
Twitter: https://x.com/KesheWrites
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/KesheWrites
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When I got to read For No Mortal Creature was excited but while reading I found the relationships between Jie Yi,Lin and Prince Lancster I wasn't a fan but I loved the relationship she had with her Grandma which in my view should of been the backbone of the story. It's saving grace was the atmosphere and Keshe's world building of the death was absolutely amazing and this why I kept reading on as I have never seen anything like that so kudos for that.
For all the above reasons For No Mortal Creature receives 3 stars
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