Sometimes, all a book needs is a good title to hook a reader. Blob: A Love Story is definitely one that leaped out of the stacks of books sent over to Debutiful HQ. The title hooked me and the premise of Maggie Su‘s debut book lured me in.
“A young woman who tries to shape a sentient blob into her perfect boyfriend.”
It could have easily gone off the rails and missed the mark, but luckily for readers, Su created two of the most fully formed characters who were messy, original, and lovable despite all of their flaws.
I wanted to learn more about how the premise and characters were created and I chatted with Maggie Su to learn more about how Blob: A Love Story went from an unshaped idea to one of the more surreal debuts I’ve ever read.
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