Kendi: Drama, Love, Checkmates

Future on the board. Chaos in her head. And one move from total disaster.

Series Marker: Kendi Unfiltered — Book 1

One girl. Two crushes. Zero chill.
And a voice in her head that won’t shut up.

My life? Basically a chaos buffet—school stress, family pressure, and Chess Nationals breathing down my neck.
And then there’s Kate. The snarky voice in my head who treats feelings like malware and perfection like a system update. She doesn’t whisper—she micromanages. And she always, always has the last word.

My bestie-slash-maybe-crush Alex? Gone. Vanished after being caught dressed like a girl—leaving behind questions I can’t even begin to answer without tangling my own identity in the mess.

My Nigerian-Maasai family? Expect discipline, zero distractions, and no excuses. To them, one misstep isn’t just failure—it’s full-on ancestral dishonor.

So yeah, my grip is slipping. I’m caught between who I want to be…and who everyone else programmed me to become.

The question isn’t just Can I win?
It’s Can I survive myself without nuking everything?

A witty YA mix of romance, identity, and inner chaos—packed with humor, heart, and the high-stakes game of figuring out who you are when everyone else already has an opinion. 

Meet Kendi—a brilliant teen balancing chess nationals, crushes, family pressure, and a snarky inner voice in this witty YA coming-of-age novel.