{"product_id":"9780062422477","title":"Creeping Beauty","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePortes, Andrea\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHarperCollins\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8\/22\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eHardcover\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the bestselling author of Anatomy of a Misfit comes a subversive and feminist take on Sleeping Beauty, sure to appeal to fans of Damsel and To Kill a Kingdom. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe dark and deadly world of Heartless meets the empowering twist of Cruel Beauty in this thrilling, unpredictable, multigenre retelling of one of the most beloved fairy tales: where instead of falling asleep to await her prince, this sleeping beauty finally wakes up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBitsy is no one’s ideal princess.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe’s heard it all: that it’s a shame she’s so plain, so lacking in grace. That the best thing for her to do is simply wait (and wait some more) and hope some prince will grant her a happy ending.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen Bitsy pricks her finger on a spindle and falls down, down, down.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInto a world where cutthroats and con artists are more common than curtsies. Where no one ages and everyone is beautiful. Where an inscrutable evil rests at its core.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA land where Bitsy’s fate and her future are solely in her own hands—and neither are what she expects.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a kingdom built on dark secrets and dangerous beauty, what does it take to survive?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Dark Fantasy Retelling:\u003c\/b\u003e This isn't your mother's fairy tale. When Princess Bitsy pricks her finger, she isn't cursed to sleep—she's plunged into a brutal reality where survival is the only happy ending.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePortal to Another World:\u003c\/b\u003e Forget enchanted castles. Discover a treacherous land of eternal youth, where a mysterious elixir holds the kingdom captive and being anything less than beautiful is a death sentence.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eStrong Female Protagonist:\u003c\/b\u003e Told she was too plain and quiet to be a proper princess, Bitsy must find a strength she never knew she possessed to navigate a world of assassins, schemes, and a terrible secret at its core.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFound Family:\u003c\/b\u003e To make it out alive, Bitsy must learn who to trust among a band of hardened warriors and a cynical con man, forging alliances where she once only saw enemies.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46820355571967,"sku":"9780062422477","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780062422477.jpg?v=1783360627","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9780062422477","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}