But Anouk can never have those things, because she is not really human. Seventeen-year-old Anouk envies the human world, where people known as Pretties lavish themselves in fast cars, high fashion, and have the freedom to fall in love.

“I lost myself in this magical book.” - Stephanie Garber, New York Times bestselling author of Caraval and Legendary “A darkly enchanting saga…bound to attract fans of Leigh Bardugo, Holly Black, and more.” - Entertainment Weekly GRIM LOVELIES absolutely dazzles.' -Kendare Blake, #1 NYT bestselling author of the Three Dark Crowns series Part caper, part fairy tale, part opulent witch society, you'll be swept away by all of it.

Prepare to be spellbound by the world of Grim Lovelies, where secrets have been long buried, friends can become enemies, and everything-especially humanity-comes at a price.'A magical dash through the streets of Paris. If they fail, they will lose the only lives they’ve ever known…but if they succeed, they could be more powerful than anyone ever bargained for.įrom New York Times bestselling author Megan Shepherd, Grim Lovelies is the glittering first book in a new, epic YA fantasy series. Pursued through Paris by the underground magical society known as the Haute, Anouk and her fellow Beasties only have three days to find the real killer before the spell keeping them human fades away. Now, the world she always dreamed of is rife with danger. That is, until one day she finds her mistress murdered in a pool of blood-and Anouk is accused of the crime. Enchanted from animal to human girl and forbidden to venture beyond her familiar Parisian prison, Anouk is a Beastie: destined for a life surrounded by dust bunnies and cinders serving Mada Vittora, the evil witch who spelled her into existence. GRIM LOVELIES absolutely dazzles.” -Kendare Blake, #1 NYT bestselling author of the Three Dark Crowns series “A magical dash through the streets of Paris. Read the first four chapters of an epic and enchanting YA fantasy from NYT bestselling author Megan Shepherd, called “a darkly enchanting saga…bound to attract fans of Leigh Bardugo” by Entertainment Weekly.

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