The Cruel Prince meets A Curse So Dark and Lonely in this epic reimagining of pdquo;The Sleeping Beautyndquo; that follows a teen girl on a quest to wake a sleeping princess in an enchanted forest, while searching for the truth behind her own deadly curse.
Lena has a secret: the touch of her skin can kill. Cursed by a witch before she was born, Lena has always lived in fear and isolation. But after a devastating mistake, she and her father are forced to flee to a village near the Silence, a mysterious forest with a reputation for luring people into the trees, never to be seen againtellip;?
Until the night an enigmatic girl stumbles out of the Silence and into Lenaosquo;s sheltered world. Miranda comes from the Gather, a city in the forest brimming with magic. She is on a quest to wake a sleeping princess believed to hold the key to liberating the Gather from its tyrannical ruler—and she offers Lena a bargain. If Lena assists her on her journey, Miranda will help her break the curse.
Mesmerized by Miranda and her promise of a new life, Lena jumps at the chance. But the deeper into the Silence she goes, the more she suspects shemsquo;s been lied to—about her family squo;s history, her curse, and her future. As the shadows close in, Lena must choose who to trust and decide whether itesquo;s more important to have freedomsellip;or power.