The Tropes for A Case of Synchronicity

The tropes used in A Case of Synchronicity

She meets her mother!, hidden magical world, young adult, urban fantasy, detailed worldbuilding, time travel, dual POV, March break
A Case of Synchronicity

Edition is discontinued. Will be available at in person events until a new edition is released.

The Tropes for The Sign of Faust

The tropes used in The Sign of Faust

Mysterious band, hidden magical world, young adult, urban fantasy, detailed worldbuilding, genie grants wishes, single POV, science competition
The Sign of Faust

Edition is discontinued. Will be available at in person events until a new edition is released.

Crushing It Google Search

If you were to search “Crushing It” in Google, this is what might show up…

Not really, but these are related to the book!

Looking for a new read? “Crushing It Jen Desmarais” in the search bar reveal the following six results: “young adult romantic fantasy”, “shared hidden magical world”, “cozy romance”, “music and STEM”, “queer and diverse rep”, and “teenage shenanigans”. Under that and the cover in ebook form reads: “How good does this look? Get it here: jeneric-designs.ca/UBL-CrushingIt
Cover art by @pinkpiggy93 on Tumblr and Instagram

Crushing It by Jen Desmarais is available now!

Physical from Canadian indie bookstoresphysical from Indigo, electronic version

Winging It Google Search

If you were to search “Winging It” in Google, this is what might show up…

Not really, but these are related to the book!

Looking for a new read? “Winging It Jen Desmarais” in the search bar reveal the following six results: “young adult romance”, “shared hidden magical worlds”, “portal fantasy”, “music, STEM, and fight training”, “queer and diverse rep”, and “teenage shenanigans”. Under that and the cover in ebook form reads: “How good does this look? Get it here: jeneric-designs.ca/UBL-WingingIt
Winging It by Jen Desmarais is available now!
Cover Art by Pinkpiggy93
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Pictogram of the Tropes in Winging It

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!
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Our tropes (2025 Books)

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!
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The Copper Tarnish by Éric Desmarais available June 3rd, 2025.
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Tropes of “Winging It”

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“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
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