The new sweeping 'rivals-to-lovers' sports romantasy from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The God and the Gumiho, Sophie Kim . . .
For a chance at redemption, a disgraced player of carriwitchet must team up with and fake-date the rival player who destroyed her career
A CHANCE AT REDEMPTION IN THE HANDS OF HER RIVAL. . .
Carriwitchet is a violent, rugby-esque game played atop winged beasts. It was once Taissa Cho's whole life. She was considered her country's most promising player-until her nemesis, rival player Kion Locke, destroyed her career.
She was expelled from the sport in disgrace. No team would take her. And Taissa has spent the last two years thinking of nothing but revenge.
Until a chance to redeem herself and career presents itself, offered by the very man who ruined everything in the first place. A spot on his team, the Stymphs.
The catch? To garner publicity and keep Taissa as the team's secret weapon, she and Kion are forced into a fake relationship. But Taissa and Kion only have two things in common: their love of the game and their undying hatred of each other.
Yet as a mysterious illness befalls the winged creatures of the league, they are forced to work together to save their team.
With sabotage afoot, Taissa and Kion find themselves prepared for anything . . . except the fact that their fake-for-the-cameras relationship may be something real after all.
Tropes:
Rivals-to-lovers
Fake dating
Found family
Fantasy sports romance
Bickering MCs
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| ISBN: | 9780241786611 |
| Publication date: | 2nd July 2026 |
| Author: | Sophie Kim |
| Publisher: | Michael Joseph an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 544 pages |
| Primary Genre | Fantasy |
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The new sweeping 'rivals-to-lovers' sports romantasy from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The God and the Gumiho, Sophie Kim . . .
For a chance at redemption, a disgraced player of carriwitchet must team up with and fake-date the rival player who destroyed her career
A CHANCE AT REDEMPTION IN THE HANDS OF HER RIVAL. . .
Carriwitchet is a violent, rugby-esque game played atop winged beasts. It was once Taissa Cho's whole life. She was considered her country's most promising player-until her nemesis, rival player Kion Locke, destroyed her career.
She was expelled from the sport in disgrace. No team would take her. And Taissa has spent the last two years thinking of nothing but revenge.
Until a chance to redeem herself and career presents itself, offered by the very man who ruined everything in the first place. A spot on his team, the Stymphs.
The catch? To garner publicity and keep Taissa as the team's secret weapon, she and Kion are forced into a fake relationship. But Taissa and Kion only have two things in common: their love of the game and their undying hatred of each other.
Yet as a mysterious illness befalls the winged creatures of the league, they are forced to work together to save their team.
With sabotage afoot, Taissa and Kion find themselves prepared for anything . . . except the fact that their fake-for-the-cameras relationship may be something real after all.
Tropes:
Rivals-to-lovers
Fake dating
Found family
Fantasy sports romance
Bickering MCs
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The Winged Game features in the following genres: Fantasy, Romance / Relationship Stories, Fantasy romance
The Winged Game is available in Hardback
The Winged Game was written by Sophie Kim and published by Michael Joseph an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd
The Winged Game has 544 pages
£18.00
