{"product_id":"9780756418854","title":"Someone You Can Build a Nest In","description":"\u003cb\u003eOne of the Best Books of the Year So Far \u003c\/b\u003efrom: Amazon, Barnes \u0026amp; Noble, Polygon, and Bookpage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Most-Anticipated Book of 2024 \u003c\/b\u003efrom: Amazon, Polygon, io9, Apple Books, Goodreads, Reactor, Book Riot, Writer’s Digest, and Nerd Daily\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “This \u003cb\u003eunusual queer romance is a heartfelt fable\u003c\/b\u003e about disability and the possibility of reconciling conflicting needs through love and understanding.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \"\u003cb\u003eSweetly furious, darkly funny, and gruesomely wholesome\u003c\/b\u003e. It's a love story for the unloved, a happily-ever-after with a higher-than-average body count. I just adored it.\" —Alix E. Harrow, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eStarling House\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShesheshen has made a mistake fatal to all monsters: she's fallen in love.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eShesheshen is a shapeshifter, who happily resides as an amorphous lump at the bottom of a ruined manor. When her rest is interrupted by impolite monster hunters, she constructs a body from the remains of past meals: a metal chain for a backbone, borrowed bones for limbs, and a bear trap as an extra mouth. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBadly hurt by the hunters, Shesheshen’s nursed back to health by Homily, a warm-hearted human. Homily is kind and would make a great co-parent: an ideal place to lay Shesheshen’s eggs so their young can devour Homily from the inside out. But as they grow close, Shesheshen realizes that eating her girlfriend isn’t an option.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eJust as Shesheshen’s about to confess her identity, Homily reveals something else: she’s hunting a shapeshifting monster that supposedly cursed her family. Has Shesheshen seen it anywhere?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eShesheshen didn’t curse anyone, so now she has to figure out why Homily’s twisted family thinks she did. As Shesheshen’s hunt for the monster becomes increasingly deadly, the bigger challenge remains:  learning how to build a life \u003ci\u003ewith\u003c\/i\u003e, rather than \u003ci\u003ein\u003c\/i\u003e, the woman she loves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003cb\u003eA stealthily funny, slyly smart, and remarkably touching story\u003c\/b\u003e. Its wisdom will creep up on you as surely as your affection for its monstrous main character.”—Veronica Roth, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWhen Among Crows\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Astra Publishing House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47917866451184,"sku":"9780756418854","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780756418854_p0.jpg?v=1763797987","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780756418854","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}