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Prepare for more spooky, swoony YA from BookTok star @Merrowchild! Charlie Frith and his new love, Sam, have just saved the dead from the living. Now it's time to focus on being a normal couple—if such a thing exists. But when a new threat lurks in the shadows, this time to the living, and all who Charlie and Sam hold near, they must put everything on the line—including their lives—to work out who is behind it. And even then, it may not be enough! Perfect for fans of Cemetery Boys, Becky Albertalli, and V. E. Schwab. Sixteen Souls was an instant YA bestseller, dubbed by BookTok as "Heartstopper with Ghosts." Praise for Sixteen Souls: "Delivers fun and frights in equal measure. A fantastically spooky, thrilling adventure!" —Kat Ellis, author of Wicked Little Deeds. "Flawless twists, this book immediately pulled me in." —H.M. Long, author of Hall of Smoke. "A captivating take of loss, friendship, and love that had me gripped from first to last." —Menna van Praag, author of The Sisters Grimm. "Absolutely gripped." —Amy McCaw, author of Mina and the Undead. "The writing is rich; the characters sharply drawn." —K.D. Edwards, author of The Tarot Sequence Series. "Sixteen Souls is a boundlessly clever, heartfelt queer take on the story of a sensitive young man who sees dead people. Talbot has crafted something chillingly delightful! Perfect for any ghoul-lover's shelf!" —Adam Sass, author of Surrender Your Sons and The 99 Boyfriends of Micah Summers. "Deliciously dark." —Cynthia Murphy, author of Last One to Die, Win Lose Kill Die, and The Midnight Game. "A delectable mystery." —Dawn Kurtagich, author of The Dead House. "An outstanding debut." —Bex Hogan, author of Isles of Storm and Sorrow series.