{"product_id":"9781250079992","title":"Sweet","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThey'd kill to get thin.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Simultaneously terrifying, hilarious, and action-packed, Sweet is a wild ride that holds up a warped mirror to our society. I loved it from the first line to the last.” —Marie Lu, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e–bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eLegend\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Young Elites\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe luxurious celebrity cruise launching the trendy new diet sweetener Solu should be the vacation of a lifetime. But Laurel is starting to regret accepting her friend Viv's invitation. She's already completely embarrassed herself in front of celebrity host Tom Forelli-the hottest guy ever!-and she's too sick to even \u003ci\u003etry\u003c\/i\u003e the sweetener. And that's \u003ci\u003ebefore\u003c\/i\u003e Viv and all the other passengers start acting really strange.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTom knows that he should be grateful for this job and the chance to shed his former-child-star image. His publicists have even set up a 'romance' with a sexy reality star. But as things on the ship start to get wild, he finds himself drawn to a different girl. And when the hosting gig turns into an expose on the shocking side effects of Solu, it's Laurel that he's determined to save. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmmy Laybourne, author of the Monument 14 trilogy, takes readers on a dream vacation in \u003ci\u003eSweet\u003c\/i\u003e that goes first comically, then tragically, then \u003ci\u003ehorrifyingly\u003c\/i\u003e, wrong!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBy Emmy Laybourne:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Monument 14 Trilogy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMonument 14\u003c\/i\u003e (Book 1)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMonument 14: Sky on Fire\u003c\/i\u003e (Book 2)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMonument 14: Savage Drift\u003c\/i\u003e (Book 3)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSweet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Berserker series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBerserker\u003c\/i\u003e (Book 1)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRansacker\u003c\/i\u003e (Book 2)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eSweet\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Laybourne's fictional world highlights themes of friendship, the culture of celebrity, and addiction...A finely knit narrative in which romance pairs perfectly (somehow) with societal horror.” —Jennifer Prince, Buncombe County Public Libraries, NC, \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Laybourne's masterful novel opens as a comical potential romance, becomes suspenseful, then horrific, and ends as a gripping action-adventure survival story sure to enthrall readers ... The book is recommended as required summer reading.” —\u003ci\u003eVOYA, Starred Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Combining mystery with a bit of romance and a peek into Hollywood's obsession with being thin, Laybourne creates an interesting commentary on society's addiction to weight loss and diets.” —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“While maintaining an exciting, face-paced, terrifying narrative, Laybourne manages to weave in details that highlight friendship, the culture of celebrity and addiction.” —\u003ci\u003eAsheville Citizen-Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Laybourne delivers a candy-coated horror novel that alternates between increasingly violent scenes and Laurel and Tom's poignant romance.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Square Fish","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47034278576368,"sku":"9781250079992","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781250079992_p0.jpg?v=1763763908","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781250079992","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}