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Halfway Through Book 2 πŸ–€ Updates, Milestones & 2026 Dreams

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2/2/20262 min read

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Hi friends πŸ–€πŸ”₯

I wanted to give you a little writing update, a little heart honesty, a little celebration, and a lot of dreaming-out-loud energy ✨

πŸ”₯ Book 2 update πŸ”₯
I'm officially halfway through drafting book 2 in the Promised to the Pyre series and WOW, what a ride it’s been.

I'm nowhere close to done, but I feel like this one is an intense rollercoaster and I'm already trying to figure out how to fit everything I want to into this book with the pages I've got left ✨😍

πŸ“š Signed copies of Promised to the Pyre πŸ“š

Signed copies of Promised to the Pyre are officially available at the English Bookshop in Stockholm, Uppsala, and Gothenburg ✨

✨ We reached 100 goodreads ratings ✨
I wasn't sure if I should share this or not, but it feels too BIG to keep to myself πŸ˜„
Promised to the Pyre officially has 100 ratings on goodreads ✨

100 is that number I've secretly been keeping in my head, knowing I absolutely want to reach it, and now they're there!

Thank you to everyone who's been reading, rating and reviewing ✨Please know that you taking the time to share your experience and help spread the word means the world to meπŸ–€

πŸ˜„ Looking ahead at 2026 πŸ˜„
This is absolutely terrifying to say out loud, but I'm going to do it anyway. One of my big writing goals for 2026 is to publish book 2.

Writing and editing Promised to the Pyre took me 5 years and 3 months, but during that time I also learned a lot. I started on book 2 in December of 2025.

Am I sure finishing and publishing it in 2026 is realistic? Nope. Will I try anyway? Abso-freaking-lutely πŸ˜„

πŸ–€ How you can help (if you want to) πŸ–€
If you enjoyed Promised to the Pyre and want to continue supporting it you can:

  • Leave a review on your platform of choice - they makde a huge difference

  • Request it at your local library or bookstore

  • Share a post or recommendation

  • Tell your friends about it

  • Enough requests do get books into bookstores

With bookish love,
VendyπŸ–€

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