{"product_id":"9781529443738","title":"Cursed City","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWelcome back to Harker Academy for Deviant Defense, where the line between hunter and hunted has never been thinner.\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo rescue someone close to her, Viv Abbot must team up with Reid's violent, unpredictable older brother, Deacon. Her uneasy truce with him offers Viv something Reid never could: the chance to embrace her darkness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eViv's mission takes her to the center of Astera's seedy underbelly with none other than the White Stag as her guide. But when a bounty on Viv's head puts those she cares about in danger, Viv will be forced to go to lengths she never dreamed in order to protect them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith enemies closing in from all sides and a ticking clock on her life, Viv must save the Half City from destruction while surviving a betrayal that strikes at the heart of everything she's fighting for. Because in a world where monsters wear familiar faces and temptation cuts deeper than any blade, making it through her second semester at Harker will take more than skill-it will take everything Viv has left to give. Who can she really trust in a city that thrives on lies?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Welcome to Half City, in which Kate Golden does nothing by halves: \u003cb\u003efull-throttle action, a twisty mystery, and a deliciously tense romance\u003c\/b\u003e make this an absolute romp. Our lead, Viv, is equal parts badass and messy, and her love interest may give you a thing for claws. \u003cb\u003eAbsolutely fabulous action writing\u003c\/b\u003e by Golden, beautifully offset by a story about acceptance, belonging, and what it means to be human' - \u003ci\u003eBrigitte Knightley, author of The Irresistible Urge to Fall For Your Enemy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Kate Golden deftly fuses \u003cb\u003ea lush and bewitching dark academia setting\u003c\/b\u003e, complex characters, and a sizzling slow burn romance in \u003ci\u003eHalf City\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003ethe unputdownable first installment \u003c\/b\u003eof a trilogy that will leave readers breathless' - \u003ci\u003eJulie Soto, author of Rose in Chains\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Packed with edge-of-your-seat action, steamy scenes that will set your curtains on fire, and some of the wittiest banter I've ever read, \u003ci\u003eHalf City\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003ethe urban fantasy \/ dark academia book this Buffy fangirl has been waiting for all her life.\u003c\/b\u003e I don't know what sort of magic Kate Golden weaves into her books but I hope she never stops. The Harker Academy series is \u003cb\u003emy newest obsession\u003c\/b\u003e' - \u003ci\u003eJenna Levine, author of Road Trip With a Vampire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Golden, Kate","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58288737255806,"sku":"9781529443738","price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/0325\/6389\/files\/9781529443738.jpg?v=1792677000","url":"https:\/\/paperandword.live\/products\/9781529443738","provider":"Paper and Word","version":"1.0","type":"link"}