Overview
Dani Lionet spends her time between classes, work, and hiding her unique ability even though she attends a magical university. That way no one else can take advantage of it like her estranged parents used to. So, when a visiting professor calls Dani out on her ability, she's terrified. However, it looks like Professor Silva only wants to pay Dani to use it to investigate a famous company's soon-to-be-released lucid dreaming product that has awful side effects. Dani already has so much on her plate but a little snooping should be easy enough. Meanwhile, she has a swoony distraction in Kass, her endearingly cute new regular at the coffeeshop she works at. Dani has never had a boyfriend before, but this may be her chance-even if she can't exactly tell him about her ability, or what she's doing for Silva and her new friend Oliver. Can Dani help with the professor's ""group project,"" learn to embrace her ability, and get to know Kass? Or will it all fall apart? Financial struggles, fantasy, and first crushes are brewed into this timely exploration of the costs that can come with higher education and the ways corporations exploit the working class!
Full Product Details
Author: Caroline Bonin
Publisher: Feiwel and Friends
Imprint: Feiwel and Friends
Dimensions:
Width: 13.50cm
, Height: 2.50cm
, Length: 20.80cm
Weight: 0.454kg
ISBN: 9781250384614
ISBN 10: 1250384613
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 16 February 2026
Recommended Age: From 14 years
Audience:
Young adult
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Teenage / Young adult
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Not yet available
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Reviews
""Cute, cozy, and clever."" --Kirkus Reviews ""Bonin's debut hovers between teen and new adult. . . but a wide range of teens will likely enjoy this cozy fantasy with dangerous magic."" --Booklist ""A Barista's Guide to Love & Larceny is a dreamy blend of magic school, first love, and amateur sleuthing. . .I wish the Leap existed so I could enroll!"" --Shelly Page, author of Brewed With Love ""A perfect blend of cozy and heist! Full of coffee, love, friendship, schemes, and magic, A BARISTA'S GUIDE TO LOVE & LARCENY is a delight! I loved it!"" --Sarah Beth Durst, New York Times-bestselling author of The Spellshop
""A Barista's Guide to Love & Larceny is a dreamy blend of magic school, first love, and amateur sleuthing. . .I wish the Leap existed so I could enroll!"" --Shelly Page, author of Brewed With Love ""A perfect blend of cozy and heist! Full of coffee, love, friendship, schemes, and magic, A BARISTA'S GUIDE TO LOVE & LARCENY is a delight! I loved it!"" --Sarah Beth Durst, New York Times-bestselling author of The Spellshop
Author Information
Caroline Bonin writes books about big, magical feelings and girls who glow in the dark. She studied the Irish harp and creative writing at Oberlin College, and received a master's degree in digital marketing from Arizona State University online. After college, she worked as a barista in various cafes and fell in love with the craft, but now works for a marketing agency. When not writing or reading, you can find her playing video games, lifting weights, hiking, sewing, or exploring local coffeeshops. She lives in the Blue Ridge Mountains with her partner and their three cats: Poptart, Nightingale, and Laura Bailey. A Barista's Guide to Love & Larceny is her debut novel.
