Tea, pastries infected with (fairy?) dust.
An Evil Queen, dangerous fairies (a favorite twist of mine), a Prince who starts to see through the spell...
These are the reasons why I want to read Vanity in Dust by Cheryl Low.
I am in the process of reading excerpts and will have an interview with Ms. Low soon, who just seems incredibly charming.
In the meantime, here is the cover!
DESCRIPTION
In the Realm there are whispers. Whispers that the city used to be a different place. That before the Queen ruled there was a sky beyond the clouds and a world beyond their streets.
Vaun Dray Fen never knew that world. Born a prince without a purpose in a Realm ruled by lavish indulgence, unrelenting greed, and vicious hierarchy, he never knew a time before the Queen's dust drugged the city. From the tea to the pastries, everything is poisoned to distract and dull the senses. And yet, after more than a century, his own magic is beginning to wake. The beautiful veneer of the Realm is cracking. Those who would defy the Queen turn their eyes to Vaun, and the dust saturating the Realm.
From the carnivorous pixies in the shadows to the wolves in the streets, Vaun thought he knew all the dangers of his city. But when whispers of treason bring down the fury of the Queen, he'll have to race to save the lives and souls of those he loves.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Cheryl Low might be an Evil Queen, sipping tea and peeping on everyone from high up in her posh tower-a job she got only after being fired from her gig as Wicked Witch for eating half the gingerbread house.
...Or she might be a relatively mundane human with a love for all things sugary and soap opera slaps.
Find out by following her on social media @cherylwlow or check her webpage, cheryllow.com. The answer might surprise you! But it probably won't.