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I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast Is Me by Jamison Shea

I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast Is Me

Hardcover – Picture Book, August 29, 2023

Jamison Shea

Henry Holt and Co. · Hardcover · August 29, 2023

There will be blood.

Paranormal & Supernatural for TeensYA HorrorDark YA Fantasyfantasy
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Who it’s for
A moody, immersive read with an unapologetically dark edge.
Genres
Dark YA Fantasy, YA Horror, Paranormal & Supernatural for Teens
Published
Henry Holt and Co., August 29, 2023

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About this book

There will be blood. Ace of Spades meets House of Hollow in this villain origin story. Laure Mesny is a perfectionist with an axe to grind. Despite being constantly overlooked in the elite and cutthroat world of the Parisian ballet, she will do anything to prove that a Black girl can take center stage. To level the playing field, Laure ventures deep into the depths of the Catacombs and strikes a deal with a pulsating river of blood.

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The primordial power Laure gains promises influence and adoration, everything she’s dreamed of and worked toward. With retribution on her mind, she surpasses her bitter and privileged peers, leaving broken bodies behind her on her climb to stardom. But even as undeniable as she is, Laure is not the only monster around. And her vicious desires make her a perfect target for slaughter. As she descends into madness and the mystifying underworld beneath her, she is faced with the ultimate choice: continue to break herself for scraps of validation or succumb to the darkness that wants her exactly as she is—monstrous heart and all. That is, if the god-killer doesn’t catch her first. From debut author Jamison Shea comes I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast Is Me, a twisted dark fantasy that lifts a veil on the institutions that profit on exclusion and the toll of giving everything to a world that will never love you back.

Dark Enticements

A moody, immersive read with an unapologetically dark edge.

Come here for

  • dark, edgy fantasy atmosphere
  • romance with a sharp supernatural bite

Expect

  • high-intensity emotional stakes
  • a sustained, specialist-leaning YA fantasy vibe

Where it sits

Dark YA Fantasy88%
YA Horror58%
Paranormal & Supernatural for Teens29%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Dark YA Fantasy
  • YA Horror
  • Monster Tales for Teens
Authors
Jamison Shea
Publisher
Henry Holt and Co.
Published
August 29, 2023
Format
Hardcover
Reading lane
Dark YA Fantasy