One month since launch — reflections, updates, and new reveals
NEWSLETTERSFROM THE PYRE
12/13/2025
Hi loves!! 🖤🔥
Can you believe it?! As of today, it’s officially ONE MONTH since Promised to the Pyre launched into the world. Honestly it feels absolutely insane. In the best, wildest, most heart-exploding way 🔥
This first month has been a whirlwind of emotions, messages, DMs, photos, videos, squeals, screams, and pure magic. Thank you to every single one of you who has supported the book, posted about it, reviewed it, or just quietly rooted for me from the sidelines. It means more than I can ever say 🥺✨
📚 Launch Event Magic
On December 3rd, we had the official launch event at The English Bookshop in Stockholm. It was one of the most magical nights of my entire life ✨ I got interviewed about Promised to the Pyre by the amazingly talented Ven Ahlström, answered great questions from the audience, before the mingle started and I got to sign copies of my book 😍
To everyone who came: THANK YOU.
To everyone who messaged saying you wished you could have been there: THANK YOU.
To everyone who cheered from afar: THANK YOU.
It’s a night I will never forget — cozy, chaotic, sparkly, and so full of love. My heart is still recovering 💛🔥
🔥 Book 2 Updates 🔥
Book 2 is officially in the works 👀🖤
I’m drafting whenever I find even five tiny minutes, even when waiting for my pasta water to boil 😂 I’ve got the first 7 chapters drafted, and I’m still going strong. The chaos is chaotic’ing. The angst is angsting. The romance is… well you'll see. And Elyn? She’s suffering beautifully, don’t worry 😇🔥
🎨 Character Art Reveal!
I commissioned more character art from Vita who made the pieces of Aiden and Elyn. And OH MY GOD I LOVE IT SO MUCH I COULD SCREAM 😭🖤🔥
Meet Bastien, Lorene, and Herja ✨
🌍 Tell Me Your Favorite World Details!
As we slide into the holiday season, I’m planning to talk a lot more about the world of Maer & Kvinska on social media, hoping that Promised to the Pyre sneaks its way into a few Christmas gift piles 🎁🔥
So I would love to hear from you,
✨ What were your favorite worldbuilding details?
✨ What stuck with you?
✨ What do you WISH someone had told you before you started reading?
✨ What should I scream about on BookTok, Bookstagram and Booktube? 👀🔥
I’d love to hear your thoughts, you always notice things I don’t 💛
What do you think of the new character art? Do they look the way you imagined? And who would you like to see next? Reply to this email and let me know 😍
With all the bookish love in the world,
Vendy 🖤
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