Undine’s Blessing by Tessa Hastjarjanto

Undine’s Blessing was the 12th place finalist in BBNYA 2024!
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Book Details
Length: 298 Pages
Genre: Fantasy
Age Category: Young Adult
Date Published: January 27, 2024
Amazon Link: https://a.co/d/3A6CTUC (Canada) https://a.co/d/cFNzg3k (USA)
https://amzn.eu/d/iR6Injk (UK)
Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/199001923-undine-s-blessing
The Story Graph Link:
https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/acdc824e-225e-40be-9778-03566593b1cb

Blurb
A dutiful daughter, a mystical archipelago, and a hidden power waiting to command the
tides…
Marella spends her days caring for her sick mother and selling her father’s fish. Bound by
duty and love, she dreams little of adventure. But when her mother must travel to the city for
treatment, her father takes her out to sea, despite her fear of water.
A storm steers them to Emberrain, home to a tribe of magical nymphs and a place of
secrets, where Marella discovers a startling truth: her father is a frequent visitor to these
mysterious islands. Soon she learns that Emberrain isn’t the only secret he had kept from
her.
Marella has the power to control water and communicate with aquatic animals.
Overwhelmed by the magical but dangerous islands, and the secrets of her father, Marella
must learn to harness her powers to save herself and her new aquatic friend before they are
separated from their parents forever.

Undine’s Blessing is a journey of wonder, where fears are faced and mysteries unravel, and
a young girl learns that true adventure begins when you dare to embrace who you truly are.

Author Bio
Tessa Hastjarjanto is a Dutch/Indonesian writer from the Netherlands. She writes speculative
fiction, and blogs at narratess.com about books, fountain pens, and writing.
From a young age, she imitated popular stories and games in creating her own worlds. This
love eventually led to a master’s degree in media and game studies at the University of
Utrecht. However a mundane desk job was enough to inspire her to follow her creative
passion. The first fanfics were written in lunch breaks and soon original fiction followed.
With the support of her husband, she now focuses on her writing career while battling
chronic pain. Swiss white shepherd, Shiro, acts as a therapy dog to keep her healthy and
reduce stress through extensive cuddle sessions.
You can find her on Twitter (@endalia), Instagram (@tessa.hastjarjanto), or on Bluesky
(@endalia.bsky.social).