{"product_id":"beastkeeper-9781250073648","title":"Beastkeeper","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFalling in love means becoming a monster.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSarah has always been on the move. Her mother hates the cold, so every few months her parents pack their bags and drag her off after the sun. She's grown up lonely and longing for magic. She doesn't know that it's magic her parents are running from. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Sarah's mother walks out on their family, all the strange old magic they have tried to hide from comes rising into their mundane world. Her father begins to change into something wild and beastly, but before his transformation is complete, he takes Sarah to her grandparents--people she has never met, didn't even know were still alive. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDeep in the forest, in a crumbling ruin of a castle, Sarah begins to untangle the layers of curses affecting her family bloodlines, until she discovers that the curse has carried over to her, too. The day she falls in love for the first time, Sarah will transform into a beast . . . unless she can figure out a way to break the curse forever. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLoosely inspired by Beauty and the Beast, \u003ci\u003eBeastkeeper\u003c\/i\u003e by Cat Hellisen is a haunting, beautiful fantasy tale. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A wild, unique fairy tale.\" --\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Sarah is precocious, independent, and strong-willed, and the story brims with thought-provoking insights and lyrical descriptions for readers to sink into--especially those who, like Sarah, dream of finding magic in the mundane.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Evokes half-remembered fairy tales and is slightly reminiscent of works by Neil Gaiman. Every page shimmers with magic.\" --\u003ci\u003eVOYA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCat Hellisen\u003c\/b\u003e lives in Cape Town, South Africa. She is also the author of \u003ci\u003eWhen the Sea Is Rising Red \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Beastkeeper\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Square Fish","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50333773070610,"sku":"9781250073648","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_00ff341c-fb4a-4d8e-ab60-08ca1260cdbe.jpg?v=1727877014","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/beastkeeper-9781250073648","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}