u/deathlesshale

BLURB: When Haley Queens accidentally sets fire to her therapist's office, she's finally found an excuse to run away. Accompanied by her dour friend Samael and a precocious kid who knows too much, Haley stumbles into a world of stars that is dead set on naming Sam as a devil. Haley will need the help of spunky, fragile Sadie Turner to decipher Sam's world— and to decipher herself.

TRIGGERS: "Chimera" tackles tough subjects such as former psychiatric abuse, child abuse, harassment, and mental illness. There are a few "off-screen", alluded to instances of SH and CSA. Any context is provided to further the characters' healing journey.

DATE OF PUBLICATION: July 6, 2026

SENDING ARCS OUT BY: May 10, 2026

REVIEWS SUBMITTED BY: July 15, 2026

INSTRUCTIONS/LINK: I can email you an .epub at if interested. "Chimera" is also available for free on NetGalley until July 15th (see below).

CHIMERA ON NETGALLEY

The book is not limited to specific countries.

Slight tw for abusive dad I guess? I just say that he was abusive, that's it.

Basically what the title says. My whole life I dreamed of going to art school and worked hard to get a massive scholarship to one of the best in the world. My abusive dad threatened me out of it while I was too sick to defend myself. Not gonna trauma dump any more that though, so don't worry.

I wanted to prove to myself that the middle and high school teachers who believed in me so much and helped me get that scholarship money didn't waste their efforts. Even though I was basically held hostage and prevented from graduating, I wanted to show that I still have worked hard to try to make them proud. They are even shouted out in my acknowledgements.

The additional art is just stylizrd character sketches that'll be included in the hardcover. The point of this isn't to advertise the book, but you can actually check it out for free on NetGalley if you wanted to. I really just wanted to show other artists and hopefully know I didn't let those teachers down.

If you do end up curious, I will be lurking here looking at all of your art !!!!!