{"product_id":"the-afterdark-9781774882245","title":"The Afterdark","description":"\u003cb\u003eQueer horror at a boarding school with a Lovecraftian twist in this new YA novel from E. Latimer, author of the acclaimed \u003ci\u003eThe Strange and Deadly Portraits of Bryony Gray\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNorthcroft is an elite boarding school with a deadly secret. Each night as the bell tolls and the shutters slam down, cutting off the outside world, the Afterdark descends, turning the surrounding old growth forest into a macabre copy of itself. A negative photograph crawling with horrors. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEvie Laurent is certain of one thing from the moment she sees Holland Morgan on the front steps of Northcroft: she wants to know everything there is to know about her. But there are some things about Evie herself that are better kept secret. Especially the fact that she let her sister drown. And that it's getting harder to ignore her dark impulses . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHolland Morgan knows falling for Evie is just one more terrible choice in her long history of terrible choices. The problem is, she's not sure she cares. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs attraction turns slowly to obsession, they find themselves playing a dangerous game. Something out there is calling to each of them. Beckoning to the shadows within. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDo they fight the call and protect one another, or answer and embrace the darkness?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eE. LATIMER\u003c\/b\u003e's breakout success on the online writing platform Wattpad has resulted in a fan base of over 100 thousand followers, with over 20 million combined reads. Her debut novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Strange and Deadly Portraits of Bryony Gray\u003c\/i\u003e, was shortlisted for the OLA Red Maple Award and the Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award, and her second novel, \u003ci\u003eEscape to Witch City, \u003c\/i\u003e was called a \"pulse-pounding adventure\" by \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e. A former children's bookseller, she is focusing on her writing. She lives in British Columbia with her family.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tundra Books (NY)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50878244749586,"sku":"9781774882245","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3106ee8b-8670-424c-a9eb-7aef48e8dc71.jpg?v=1738266082","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-afterdark-9781774882245","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}