{"product_id":"creeping-beauty-hardcover","title":"Creeping Beauty - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndrea Portes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.08 x 8.53 x 5.86 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 22, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50330581729517,"sku":"9780062422477","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/rNIk1yOGI59780062422477.webp?v=1784932386","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-ca\/products\/creeping-beauty-hardcover","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}