A Wild Radiance by Maria Ingrande Mora

A searing and romantic fantasy about an oligarchic state on the verge of a magical industrial revolution.

Josephine Haven is a pupil at the House of Industry, the school for those who can wield radiance, an electricity-like magic. Banished for her fiery outbursts and sent to a remote Mission, she must learn to work with standoffish Julian and flirtatious Ezra.

Meanwhile, a deadly disease is spreading across the countryside, and not everyone is eager to embrace Progress. As Josephine questions the systems that raised her – and gives in to suppressed desire – she must decide what she’s willing to sacrifice to expose the truth.

Perfect for readers who love Queerplatonic and Poly Relationships, Anti-Capitalism, Hurt/Comfort, Sunshine/Grump/Gremlin Dynamics, Messy Exes, and Fantasy Road Trips!
 
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This fast-paced, romantic, abundantly queer, historical fantasy explores the intertwined pain, fear, joy, and beauty of self-discovery in defiance of oppression from an authoritarian society. Alluring and electrifying magic." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review) 
 
"Furiously tender and radically hopeful, A Wild Radiance is the book all of us need right now. It's a book for a bad world, which helps us imagine a better one-and begin the work of building it for one another. I just adored it.  ~Alix E. Harrow, New York Times 
 
This successful poly love story with an inventive anti-capitalist worldview will find an audience with progressive steampunk fans."- Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books