{"product_id":"gorgeous-gruesome-faces-9781250864994","title":"Gorgeous Gruesome Faces","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A glittering, gory page-turner, \u003ci\u003e Gorgeous Gruesome Faces\u003c\/i\u003e is your next obsession.\" ―Gina Chen, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times-\u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eViolet Made of Thorns\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eYellowjackets\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eShe Is a Haunting\u003c\/i\u003e in this spine-tingling sapphic thriller that follows a disgraced teen idol who comes face to face with the demons of her past in a glittering, cutthroat K-pop competition.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"So perfectly titled. \u003ci\u003eGorgeous Gruesome Faces\u003c\/i\u003e has found the sweetest spot between horror and romance, hitting the mark in every manner.\" ―Chloe Gong, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times-\u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThese Violent Delights\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou'll love them to death . . .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTHEN: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSunny Lee is on the top of the world. She's one third of Sweet Cadence, the hottest up-and-coming teen pop group, alongside her new BFFs, Candie and Mina. The three are inseparable as they ride their way to the top of the charts, even as Candie and Sunny fight to resist the growing spark between them. But when a shocking scandal breaks, the group is suddenly torn apart. Then the unthinkable - Mina dies tragically right before Sunny and Candie's eyes. And Sunny suspects the dark and otherworldly secrets she and Candie were keeping may have had something to do with it . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNOW: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor the past two years, Sunny has spent her days longing for her former life and her nights wondering just what happened the night Mina died. So when she discovers that Candie is attending a new K-pop workshop right in her hometown, Sunny has no choice but to follow her there. Candie might be chasing stardom again, but Sunny is only after one thing: answers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt the workshop, the lines between nightmare and reality start to blur as Sunny is haunted by ghostly visions and her competitors' bodies turn up bizarrely maimed and mutilated. To survive the twisted carnage, Sunny will have to expose the ugly truth behind the workshop's spotlights and the sinister forces swirling around Candie. Stitched with cutting commentary on the ugly side of stardom and impossible beauty standards, Linda Cheng's mind-bending thriller will have readers screaming and swooning for more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Roaring Brook Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/07\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250864994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\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 08\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Linda Cheng","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43124421623989,"sku":"9781250864994","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_43e70a54-70ed-4a55-8b51-d08f875de257.jpg?v=1694551801","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/gorgeous-gruesome-faces-9781250864994","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}