EJP is currently querying a sapphic YA urban fantasy with elemental magic and low stakes. She generally writes coming of age stories with sprinkles of magical realism.
EJP is also writing her next manuscript, a contemporary romantasy set in Chicago and inspired by Korean mythology.
When she is not writing, EJP is known to watch Kdramas (she’s currently watching Tale of the Nine Tailed), read or browse bookstagram. Some of her favorite genres to read and write are romance, fantasy, literary, and female-centric thrillers.
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EJP’s 5 star reads (in no particular order)
- The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
- The Lorax by Dr. Seuss
- The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
- The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
- Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
- A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas
- Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert
- The Hating Game by Sally Thorne
- The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
- To Love Jason Thorn by Ella Maise
- The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
- The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa
- The Light We Lost by Jill Santopolo
- The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang
- The Apothocary Diaries Manga by Nekokurage
- Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
- From Lukov with Love by Mariana Zapata
- Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother’s Will to Survive by Stephanie Land
- Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
- The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune
- Heartstopper by Alice Oseman
- Yolk by Mary H.K. Choi
- Spy x Family by Tatsuya Endo
- Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
- The King’s Beat by Rei Toma
- Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End by Kanehito
- Ghost Forest by Rik-Shuen Fung
- It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey
- The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren
- Gilded by Marissa Meyer
- Cackle by Rachel Harrison
- The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
- The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun
- The Fine Print by Lauren Asher
- Love at First Spite by Anna E. Collins
- Business Proposal Manhwa by Haehwa
- Nora Goes Off Script by Annabel Monaghan
- I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
- Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid
- Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop by Bo-reum Hwang
- Poverty, by America by Matthew Desmond
- Jane & Edward by Melodie Edwards