An Embroidery of Souls [Martinez, Ruby]

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Author: Ruby Martinez

Jade can manipulate souls with the tug of a threadits up to her, and a boy with a soul as bright as the universe to stop a creature on the loose before it claims its next victim in this lush, Mexican & German inspired romantasy.

Richly woven with magic, intrigue, and romance. Prepare to be utterly enchanted.Elizabeth Lim, New York Times bestselling author of Six Crimson Cranes

Jade Aguilar can stitch beauty and brilliance into existenceunravel life itself. Like her mother, shes a thread speaker in the queendom of Mrecal, where their rare gift can be used only in service of the Crown. When her mother, the master thread speaker, goes missing amid a spree of unusual deaths, the queen orders Jade to find her or be conscripted into a life of servitude.
Lukas Keller, a boy with a heart as bright as the universe, is desperate to save his family from the clutches of poverty. He gets caught up with a vicious gang and is forced to do the one thing he swore he would never do: seek the help of a thread speaker.
Jade and Lukas form a mistrustful alliance. As Mrecal descends into chaos, its clear there is something monstrous on the hunt. Jade and Lukas cling to each other for survivaland perhaps . . . something more.
In her spellbinding debut, Ruby Martinez weaves a wildly romantic, heart-pounding mystery set against the backdrop of Mexican and German lore.

Publisher: Penguin Random House
Published: 09/09/2025
Pages: 416
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.07oz
Size: 8.25h x 5.50w x 1.03d
ISBN: 9780593901038

Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 08/01/2025 pg. 83

About the Author
Ruby Martinez is a Mexican American writer who stuffs her books full of magic, romance, and mental health rep. An Embroidery of Souls is her debut novel. She works as a therapist by day and lives in the Southwest.