The Art of Charming a Changeling

"Endlessly delightful and wildly inventive, The Art of Charming a Changeling is cozy fantasy at its finest. I want to tuck Florrie and Vern in my pocket and keep them with me forever. May we all live in a world so thoroughly immersed in art." —Megan Bannen, USA Today bestselling author of The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy

"In a word: Charming! Cathrall spins a gentle, engaging story centering finding the folks who love how our brains work. Loads of lush descriptions will sweep the reader away into a magical world!"—Caitlin Rozakis, New York Times bestselling author of Startup Hell

"A gentle and enchanting story about loving and being loved as you truly are. Cathrall has painted a unique, charming world with detailed brushstrokes of romance, acceptance, and cozy warmth that will make readers wish they could jump inside and live there alongside Florrie and Vern."—Emily Krempholtz, USA Today bestselling author of Violet Thistlewaite Is Not a Villain Anymore

"Sylvie Cathrall’s books always remind me of how I’d like to live: with wonder and care for the people and the world around me. The Art of Charming a Changeling is an enchanting and transportive fantasy of painting, yearning, and the utter romance of truly seeing and being seen by another. Cathrall has lovingly, radiantly rendered each detail, creating her own intricately imaginative and gentle work of art that conjured its magic on me." —Elaine U. Cho, author of Ocean's Godori

"The Art of Charming a Changeling is winsome, vibrant, and full of cozy delights. Sylvie Cathrall’s clever worldbuilding is layered with a gossamer yearning and enchanting romance that made me want to keep lingering in the pages long after the story was over. Cathrall has painted an ardent and uplifting portrait of neurodivergent life and love that dares to flourish beyond the narrow frame of 'normal.'" —Courtney Floyd, author of Higher Magic

“As sweet as cotton candy."
 —Publishers Weekly

Praise for Sylvie Cathrall: 

"This book is not shaped like a book, and I mean that as a compliment. It is instead an underwater treasure-chest to be slowly unpacked, full of things I adore: nosy and loving families, epistolary romance, gorgeous worldbuilding, and anxious scholars doing their best to meet the world with kindness and curiosity. Take a deep breath and dive in." —Freya Marske 

"Cathrall's debut caught me up on a wave of whimsy and swept me away with its charm. A story to be cherished." —Lyra Selene 

"A fascinating and charming story told in a uniquely elegant voice. A watery wonder of a novel! I loved it." —Louisa Morgan

"A Letter to the Luminous Deep is like nothing I've read before. The heartfelt intimacy of the epistolary narrative, juxtaposed with the magnificent oceanic world-building, results in a novel that is at once deeply human and mind-bogglingly imaginative. Both the setting and the story are exquisite, but it was the lovingly crafted voices of the characters that kept me hooked from beginning to end." —Megan Bannen

“A shimmering, delicately crafted delight of a book, steeped in love for the wonder of nature and the vagaries of archival research. Readers looking for heartwarming romance and scholarly mystery against the backdrop of a wildly imaginative world will be charmed.” —H. G. Parry 

"With its gorgeous underwater setting and whimsical academic sensibility, A Letter to the Luminous Deep is a strange, epistolary wonder." —Mary McMyne