Explain the cover, please.

The cover mimics Nick’s notebook—graph paper, doodles, and symbolic chaos. Every sketch links to the story (including Vocal Large and the interrobang). Bonus trivia: the font is called Jinky. Because of course it is.

What's an interrobang?!

It’s a punctuation mark (?!). And in this book, it’s also the Owens family crest—because they’re a little extra, a little loud, and always surprising.

Supranatural or supernatural?

I went with ‘supranatural’ because angels don’t quite fit in the usual supernatural canon. Turns out, I wasn’t the only one who felt that way.

So how do you pronounce 'Aloysius'?

AL-oh-ish-us. Like a Catholic schoolboy with secrets and sarcasm.

What's up with the mountain lion in Chapter 8?

It was part of a plagues-of-Egypt metaphor—frogs, blood, gnats, etc.—that got dropped mid-draft. Some chaos just slipped through.

Why are the words in italics and brackets on p. 324?

Noah's flexing. Al won't let Evie’s brain turn to mush, but Noah enjoys being obnoxiously poetic. The mixed syntax shows how the angels’ speech evolves—and how petty they can be, even in divine tongues.

What was Al doing to Evie on p. 328?

Al forces Evie to feel the weight of the war—not just understand it. His power is emotional truth, not spectacle. When he shows her what’s at stake, it breaks her—and saves her. The staggered text is meant to echo angel wings.

Who were the two angels talking with Evie and what's the significance of their final decision?

Cassiel and Dardariel are rebel angels—choosing free will at the eleventh hour. Their defiance mirrors the book’s theme: if even angels aren’t bound by fate, maybe Evie isn’t either. I didn’t want to offend, so I stitched together my own mythos.

Was Evie dead when she was talking to the angels?

Yes.