A reworking of Beauty and the Beast from a talented fantasy writerA magical retelling of Beauty and the Beast set in a fairytale Japan. A companion title to Zo Marriotts critically acclaimed Shadows on the Moon. There is a monster in the forest... Everyone in Hanas remote village on the mountain knows that straying too far into the woods is a death sentence. When Hanas father goes missing, she is the only one who dares try to save him. Taking up her hunting gear, she goes in search of the beast, determined to kill it or be killed herself. But the forest contains more secrets, more magic and more darkness than Hana could ever have imagined, and the beast is not at all what she expects...

 

 

This book has been graded for interest at 12 years.

This book is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed. This book was published in 2016 by Walker Books Ltd .

Zoe Marriott lives in Grimsby, Lincolnshire and has two cats named Echo and Hero. www. zoemarriott. com