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Dead
Beautiful
21
Sept
A novel by
Yvonne
Woon
A
haunting love story about desire, danger, and destiny.
After
Renee Winters discovers her parents lying dead in California's
Redwood Forest in what appears to be a strange double murder, her
grandfather sends her off to Gottfried Academy in Maine, a remote and
mysterious high school dedicated to philosophy, 'crude sciences,' and
Latin: the Language of the Dead. It's here she meets Dante, a dark
and elusive student to whom she feels inexplicably drawn. As they get
to know each other better, Dante can't seem to control his attraction
either, and their desires gradually deepen into a complex and
dangerous romance. Dangerous because Dante is hiding a frightening
secret. A secret so terrible, it has him fearing for Renee's
life.
Dante's not the only one with secrets, though. Turns out
Gottfried Academy has a few of its own. Like, how come students keep
disappearing? Why are the prefect-like Monitors creeping around
campus during the night? And what exactly are the Headmistress and
Professors really up to? Renee is determined to find out why.Dead
Beautiful is
both a compelling romance and thought-provoking read, bringing
shocking new meaning to life, death, love, and the nature of the
soul.
(description
from Fantastic
Fiction)
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After Renee Winters discovers her parents lying dead in California's Redwood Forest in what appears to be a strange double murder, her grandfather sends her off to Gottfried Academy in Maine, a remote and mysterious high school dedicated to philosophy, 'crude sciences,' and Latin: the Language of the Dead. It's here she meets Dante, a dark and elusive student to whom she feels inexplicably drawn. As they get to know each other better, Dante can't seem to control his attraction either, and their desires gradually deepen into a complex and dangerous romance. Dangerous because Dante is hiding a frightening secret. A secret so terrible, it has him fearing for Renee's life.
Dante's not the only one with secrets, though. Turns out Gottfried Academy has a few of its own. Like, how come students keep disappearing? Why are the prefect-like Monitors creeping around campus during the night? And what exactly are the Headmistress and Professors really up to? Renee is determined to find out why.Dead Beautiful is both a compelling romance and thought-provoking read, bringing shocking new meaning to life, death, love, and the nature of the soul.
Wow, that cover is just amazing!
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