'These app updates are so annoying, it's making my eyes blurry!' she moans. Mama Kim pretends to look busy on her phone. 'Oh, these allergies are terrible!' he mutters. Except Papa Kim quickly wipes the tear away with the back of his hand. And like a switch, there are all the Kims, bawling in unison.

There we are, watching The Voice, and we get to that scene of the parent in the wings shedding a tear of pride for their child who's singing their heart out on stage. But the funniest thing is that when we cry, we pretend to each other (who, if you missed it, is also crying) that we're NOT crying. Whoever does our plumbing must not be very good at their job, because our water pipes are clearly not tight enough. And like a I come from a family of criers.

You can find her on Twitter Tiktok Instagram and via her website ().more She lives in Aotearoa New Zealand with her husband and daughter. In a previous life, Graci was a New Zealand diplomat, a cooking show host, and once ran a business that turned children’s drawings into cuddly toys. In 2022, Graci was awarded the Sir Julius Vogel Award for Best New Talent. It was named a 2021 Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Best Children’s Book, an Amazon Best Book, a Barnes & Noble Young Reader Pick, and a Whitcoulls Kids Top 50. Called a “sparkling yarn” by Entertainment Weekly and featured in TIME Magazine for Kids, the Korean mythology-inspired trilogy has been optioned by the Disney Channel, and is being translated into multiple languages. She lives in Aotear Graci Kim is the New York Times bestselling author of The Last Fallen Star, The Last Fallen Moon, and The Last Fallen Realm. Graci Kim is the New York Times bestselling author of The Last Fallen Star, The Last Fallen Moon, and The Last Fallen Realm.

The Last Fallen Star by Graci Kim