{"product_id":"a-guide-to-the-dark-9781250863218","title":"A Guide to the Dark","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Terrifically haunting.\u003ci\u003e A Guide to the Dark\u003c\/i\u003e delves into the complexities of grief and the frightening metamorphosis of ghosts that aren't put to rest. Meriam Metoui has created something spectacular.\"--\u003cb\u003eChloe Gong\u003c\/b\u003e, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThese Violent Delights\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Meriam Metoui's exquisite debut is a bone-chilling story about grief, guilt, and what happens when our deepest secrets refuse to stay hidden in the dark. \u003ci\u003eA Guide to the Dark \u003c\/i\u003ewill crawl under your skin and stay there long after you've closed its pages.\"--\u003cb\u003eAiden Thomas\u003c\/b\u003e, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eCemetery Boys\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Sunbearer Trials\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Chilling, sultry, and smart. . .this slow-burn horror story hooked me with its portrayal of two friends navigating an attraction amidst fears both earthly and uncanny. . .as well as its probing of the fine line between grief and guilt.\"--\u003cb\u003eJodi Lynn Anderson\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Fabulously creepy and compulsively readable. Part roadside horror, part cozy mystery, Metoui breathes life into the genre by exploring the tangled roots of friendship, love, and guilt. Chilling photography complements beautiful prose for an altogether innovative storytelling experience. I'll think twice before checking into a motel again.\"--\u003cb\u003eDavid Arnold\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eMosquitoland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou can check out of Room 9, but you can never leave. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Haunting of Hill House\u003c\/i\u003e meets Nina LaCour in this spine-chilling horror YA about the ghosts we carry with us.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSomething is building, simmering just out of reach. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe room is watching. But Mira and Layla don't know this yet. When the two best friends are stranded on their spring break college tour road trip, they find themselves at the Wildwood Motel, located in the middle of nowhere, Indiana. Mira can't shake the feeling that there is something wrong and rotten about their room. Inside, she's haunted by nightmares of her dead brother. When she wakes up, he's still there. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLayla doesn't see him. Or notice anything suspicious about Room 9. The place may be a little run down, but it has a certain charm she can't wait to capture on camera. If Layla is being honest, she's too preoccupied with confusing feelings for Mira to see much else. But when they learn eight people died in that same room, they realize there must be a connection between the deaths and the unexplainable things that keep happening inside it. They just have to find the connection before Mira becomes the ninth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReaders won't be able to put down this edge-of-your-seat thriller that includes over thirty interior black and white photos by the author!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Henry Holt \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/18\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250863218\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.38w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Meriam Metoui","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42875174289589,"sku":"9781250863218","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_44d98693-38fa-4bf1-8027-6f16ab2a1792.jpg?v=1684813936","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-guide-to-the-dark-9781250863218","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}