{"product_id":"the-monster-9781732624788","title":"The Monster","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Maybe we were never meant for each other. But that night at the carnival, when you showed me who you were, I figured out who I wanted to be.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe most important thing I'd ever read was scribbled on the door of a portable restroom, engraved into plastic at a carnival on the outskirts of Boston.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLust lingers, love stays.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLust is impatient, love waits.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLust burns, love warms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLust destroys, but love? Love kills.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaybe it was always my destiny to fall in love with a monster.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen other kids stayed awake at night fearing the pointy-toothed beast hiding in their closet, I longed to see mine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI wanted to feed it, domesticate it, understand it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSam and I were only allowed to love each other in the dark.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce our story unfolded, and the truth came to light, I was the one to cut the cord.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy name is Aisling Fitzpatrick, and I have a confession to make.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSam Brennan is not the only monster in this story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"LJ Shen Publishing Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50673822105874,"sku":"9781732624788","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3b2c8c7b-b301-40f7-807c-b153786e06c9.jpg?v=1772531049","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-monster-9781732624788","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}