Clara & the Devil, Volume 2 - by Olivie Blake (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

New York Times bestselling author Olivie Blake and fan-favorite artist Little Chmura bring new meaning to the term "dark academia" in this deliciously dark tale of Faustian bargains and seduction.

A lot has changed since the summer the devil came to Clara's hometown.

Now fully actualized, Clara is pursuing her literary dreams in grad school, while her steadfast boyfriend, Jonah, collects accolades on the stage. With everything falling into place, there's no reason for her to fear the devil's reappearance--until she begins to suspect his attention has strayed to a new victim.

Meanwhile, Gus, an aspiring playwright on campus, encounters a devil of his own: a mysterious barista who plies him with decadent treats and prying questions. Gus has sworn to hold fast to a rigid, monastic lifestyle in order to achieve his lofty ambitions, yet the temptation to indulge his sweet tooth grows ever stronger.

But he will not be led astray. Not even by the devil.

Step into the second installment of this "visually stunning, darkly sexy" (Ali Hazelwood) series that explores artistry and power through the temptation of the seven deadly sins.

"Sumptuously illustrated and sinfully tempting, Clara & the Devil is a bittersweet fairy tale that bites like the darkest chocolate. Only Olivie Blake and Little Chmura could make the devil so delicious." --M.L. Rio, USA Today bestselling author of If We Were Villains

Review Quotes

Praise for Clara & the Devil, Volume 1:

"Dark, dreamy art and a conflicted main character make this devil-meets-girl graphic novel a standout. Sleek, tense, and seductive." --Shelf Awareness, starred review

"Lyrical, steamy, and compulsively readable. An ethereal and perfectly-told comics story, one that tows the edge of erotic, but does so with purpose." --The Beat

"Blake and Chmura offer a compelling meditation on power and temptation that is sure to hold strong appeal for fans of dark romance and supernatural fiction." --Library Journal

"Moody, swirling, can't-turn-away watercolor-like illustrations . . . Where [Clara's] headed will leave readers desperately impatient for volume two." --Booklist

"[Little Chmura's] art heightens the seductive qualities of Olivie Blake's story, which taps into the classic idea of the bad boy showing a good girl how to access the power that is capped by her propriety." --The A.V. Club

"Separately, Olivie Blake and Little Chmura are incredible; together, they're irresistible. Clara & the Devil is an artistic seduction of the highest order, an invitation to sin itself. I can't recommend it highly enough." --Alix E. Harrow, New York Times bestselling author of Starling House

"A striking, sensual beauty, Clara & The Devil turns sin to dreamy splendor. Both story and art claw bone-deep and fever-hot." --Chloe Gong, New York Times bestselling author of Immortal Longings

"A gorgeous and entrancing story of darkness, desire, self-knowledge, and hunger for what might be beyond simply settling for a good enough life. The alchemy between Blake's words and Chmura's illustrations is sizzling." --Ananda Lima, award-winning author of Craft: Stories I Wrote for the Devil

About the Author

Olivie Blake is a New York Times-bestselling author of sci-fi and fantasy for adults, including the Atlas Six trilogy, Alone with You in the Ether, Masters of Death, Girl Dinner, Dreamland, and the short story collection Januaries. With Little Chmura, she is the cocreator of the graphic series Clara & the Devil. As Alexene Farol Follmuth, she is also the author of the young adult novels My Mechanical Romance and Twelfth Knight. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and son.

Little Chmura is an artist whose illustration practice is focused on portraits, with an emphasis on intense, dramatic looks. Her most current work is Clara & the Devil, a graphic novel she cocreates with New York Times- and Sunday Times-bestselling author Olivie Blake. She cocreated Ropuka's Idle Island with game developer Moczan. Though Chmura uses "Little" in her pseudonym, she is actually a full-scale human. She lives in Wroclaw with her husband and one-eyed cat, Piratka.