Most of the characters are Asian, so we also see some casual racism directed their way, as well as some bigotry towards two other LGBT characters. When she performs as a violinist on stage, she's misgendered and made fun of for wearing a dress. Her parents are unsupportive and abusive, she has to do sex work to make a living, and there's mentions of sexual assault. The main one being the transphobia that Katrina experiences throughout the book. In amongst the quirky plot, the book touches on a lot of serious topics. What she doesn't realise is that the donut shop hides a spaceship, and the Tran family are actually aliens from another planet. When she visits a local donut shop, owner Lan Tran catches her eye. Shizuka Satomi has sacrificed the souls of six violinists to the devil, and has now found her seventh soul in runaway teen and violin prodigy Katrina.
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