Jen Desmarais

Jen Desmarais is the creator of the sex education game Blush and co-author of "Assassins! Accidental Matchmakers" and "Monsters! Incidental Wedding Guests." "Crushing It" was her first solo novel. You can also find a short story by Jen in "Nothing Without Us Too", and a novella in "The Mystery of the Dancing Lights". Co-founder of JenEric Designs, she creates unique geeky crocheted items. Her blogs The Travelling TARDIS and How I Taught My Dragon have been nominated for the Prix Aurora Awards over 2018-2023. She lives in Ottawa with her author husband, daughter, son, and their library of over 3000 books.

Pocket Library – Kennedy and Jason edition

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The Pocket Library template was made by @thebookishanimator_, and I thought it would be fun to make character editions of it! Here are Kennedy and Jason’s Pocket Libraries.

Left: Kennedy Fairfield has Lord of the Rings, Ella Enchanted, and An Offer From a Gentleman as her comfort reads, and an emergency croissant. Note that the BSc in Agricultural Science is sold separately.
Right: Jason Johnson has Everdome, The Sleeping Dragon, and Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher as his comfort reads (the Everdome series is actually his favourite, but I was unable to find an image of the covers), and an emergency spatula. Note that his Phantom costume is sold separately.

Read Kennedy and Jason’s books here:

Assassins! Accidental Matchmakers
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Amazon Assassins! Accidental Matchmakers
Rakuten Kobo Assassins! Accidental Matchmakers
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Monsters! Incidental Wedding Guests by Jen and Éric Desmarais is available now!

Indigo Books Monsters! Incidental Wedding Guests
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Amazon Monsters! Incidental Wedding Guests
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Apple Books Monsters! Incidental Wedding Guests

Add it to your “Want to read” on Goodreads here!

Argos

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Argos is the name of the superhero that Felix becomes when he uses the Peacock miraculous in Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir. I was super excited to see this character, because he’s relatively new. I hope we see more of him (both in cosplay and in the show).

Pictogram of the Tropes in Winging It

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Image showing the rating for the tropes in Winging It. Coming of Age Romance, Teenage shenanigans, and kissing are all about 90%, Monsters is about 75%, and Music is about 60%. At the bottom, there’s a “Vibes”, which has an image from the movie Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017).
Winging It by Jen Desmarais is available now!
Cover Art by Pinkpiggy93
49th Shelf Crushing It
Indigo Books Crushing It
Archambault Crushing It
Amazon Crushing It
Rakuten Kobo Crushing It
Apple Books Crushing It

Our tropes (2025 Books)

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The tropes we use in Winging It and The Copper Tarnish:

No angst romance, hidden magical world, young adult, portal fantasy, detailed worldbuilding, dual POV, queer, STEM & music
Creature-feature, Sci-Fantasy, young adult, Canadian Gothic, detailed worldbuilding, 1st person POV, queer, snark & coffee
Winging It by Jen Desmarais is available now!
Cover Art by Pinkpiggy93
49th Shelf Crushing It
Indigo Books Crushing It
Archambault Crushing It
Amazon Crushing It
Rakuten Kobo Crushing It
Apple Books Crushing It
The Copper Tarnish by Éric Desmarais available June 3rd, 2025.
eBook
Paperback

Similar books to Winging it

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@jendesmaraisauthor

“Winging It” is a queer YA portal fantasy romance. A wedding and a summer camp that Tommy and Carter are never going to forget. The only way they, and their relationship, can survive is if they start Winging It! Cover artist: @pinkpiggy93 Publisher: @PressesRenaissancePress Universal book link: https://www.jeneric-designs.ca/UBL-WingingIt #WingingIt #original #pinkpiggy93 #artist #book #YA 2SLGBTQ+ #LowStakes #queer #romance #STEM #music #JenDesmarais #author #PressesRenaissancePress #Canadian #booktok

♬ Walking Around – Instrumental Version – Eldar Kedem
“Winging It” is a queer YA portal fantasy romance.
A wedding and a summer camp that Tommy and Carter are never going to forget.
The only way they, and their relationship, can survive is if they start Winging It!

Cover artist: @pinkpiggy93
Publisher: Renaissance Press

Universal book link: https://www.jeneric-designs.ca/UBL-WingingIt

#WingingIt #original #pinkpiggy93 #artist #book #YA #2SLGBTQ+ #LowStakes #queer #romance #STEM #music #JenDesmarais #author #PressesRenaissancePress #Canadian #booktok
Winging It by Jen Desmarais is available now!
Cover Art by Pinkpiggy93
49th Shelf Crushing It
Indigo Books Crushing It
Archambault Crushing It
Amazon Crushing It
Rakuten Kobo Crushing It
Apple Books Crushing It

Tropes of “Winging It”

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@jendesmaraisauthor

“Winging It” is a queer YA portal fantasy romance. A wedding and a summer camp that Tommy and Carter are never going to forget. The only way they, and their relationship, can survive is if they start Winging It! Cover artist: @pinkpiggy93 Universal book link: https://www.jeneric-designs.ca/UBL-WingingIt WingingIt original pinkpiggy93 artist book YA 2SLGBTQ+ LowStakes queer romance STEM music JenDesmarais author PressesRenaissancePress Canadian booktok

♬ Powerful songs like action movie music – Tansa
Every book utilizes tropes, even if it’s to subvert them, and Winging It is no exception. This book covers: Queer, Young Adult, STEM & music, portal fantasy, Hidden magical world, Dual POV, No angst romance, and Detailed worldbuilding.
Winging It by Jen Desmarais is available now!
Cover Art by Pinkpiggy93
49th Shelf Crushing It
Indigo Books Crushing It
Archambault Crushing It
Amazon Crushing It
Rakuten Kobo Crushing It
Apple Books Crushing It