What if your appearance reflected your moral choices? In Alex Hugie’s Loophole, every choice you make alters the way you look—for better or worse. Come meet this fascinating author— at Patella Publishing Services’ pop-up Christmas bookstore. It’s part of the Christmas Gift and Craft Show in Spanish Fork, Utah November 29 - 30 from 9am - 7pm. You can catch Alex Saturday from 9 am- 2pm!
Loophole Synopsis:
Imagine a world where all your crimes are written on your face.
In Alannah's world, every moral choice she makes changes her physical appearance. Any good deed increases beauty, while any misdeed leaves an immediate, ugly mark. Naturally, she wants to be as good and beautiful as possible—until her habit of finding ways around the rules leads her to discover that people have found devious ways to abuse this system.
When she leaves home for a magazine internship in Colorado Springs, Alannah finds her desire to be good challenged in unexpected ways. Over the course of her internship, she has surprising encounters with homeless people, gangsters, politicians, policemen, cute coworkers, illegal makeup traffickers, and more. Before she knows it, she's drawn into a social conflict that endangers not only her entire concept of what it means to be good but also the lives of those she cares about.
Universal Themes:
Appearances vs. reality
Self-image
The complexity of choices
Who Will Enjoy this Book:
Teens, young adults, and anyone who enjoys quirky narrators, sci-fi, urban fantasy, and fast-paced adventures.
Praise for Loophole:
"[A] provocative work of speculative fiction ...with an irrepressible sense of humor and wit." –Kirkus Reviews
"Well-paced, packed with action, and works as a sophisticated allegory: a moral conundrum tackling issues of freedom and control." -IndieReader
"Alex Hugie's Loophole is that rare gem of a novel that holds up a mirror to the parts of ourselves we would prefer to keep hidden while making us laugh out loud, grateful for the experience." -Laura Poplin, author of Fatechanger
"Clever, darkly humorous, beautifully written. Loophole is a wickedly charming urban fantasy that grabs you by the throat with the opening line, surprises you page by page all the way through, then delivers a jaw-dropping yet satisfying resolution."
–KJ Fieler, bestselling author of Shadow Runner
About the Author:
Alex Hugie is an owl-loving, milk-drinking, Smash Bros.-playing, convention-defying, satire-spinning, adjective-oversaturating guy. He graduated from BYU as an English major with editing and creative writing minors and works as an editor for the Publishing Services Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Connect with Alex Hugie:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alex.hugie
Twitter: https://twitter.com/alex_hugie
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexhugie/
Author website: thecommonplacenotebook.com/about
Upcoming Pop-up Bookstore Event:
Dates: November 29 - 30
Times: 9 am - 7 pm
Location: Spanish Fork Fairgrounds
Address: 445 S Main, Spanish Fork, Utah
Catch Alex Saturday 9am – 2pm!
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