A Bite of Pepper
A Bite of Pepper by Balazs Lorinczi is a young adult graphic novel published by Margaret K. McElderry Books on August 26, 2025. This 224-page story follows Pepper Mint, a skateboarding vampire who navigates the challenges of adolescence while dealing with her mother’s expectations for her to find a vampire bride. When she meets Ana, a charming human art student, their budding romance intertwines with Pepper’s journey of self-discovery and artistic collaboration.
Readers will find a blend of coming-of-age themes and light paranormal elements as Pepper and Ana work together to create a skating brand. The narrative explores the complexities of identity, love, and the pressures of family expectations, all set against a backdrop of romance and friendship. With its focus on LGBTQ+ representation and the intersection of fantasy and reality, this graphic novel offers a unique perspective on the teenage experience.
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A skateboarding vampire falls for a human artist as they combine their talents to create a skating brand in this lightly paranormal coming-of-age young adult graphic novel romance for fans of Squad by Maggie Tokuda-Hall and The Girl from the Sea.
Pepper Mint might be born a vampire, but she’s pretty much your average teenager who loves skateboarding and her dog. What she doesn’t love is her mother’s continuous efforts to find her a vampire bride so that she can become fully immortal. Then Pepper meets Ana—she’s a charming art student, a part-time waitress…and interested in Pepper.
Ana’s presence changes everything, especially when she uses Pepper for the inspiration behind her art. But the two girls’ instant chemistry seems to provide the perfect opportunity for Pepper to finally commit to becoming the immortal creature of the night her mother desperately wants her to be.
Between the pressure from her mom and her inability to figure out whether Ana likes Pepper for herself or her aesthetic, it feels like everyone just wants a bite of Pepper. And with all these looming questions, will Pepper be ready to take the biggest bite of her life, committing to an unchanging immortality?
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