Boys with Sharp Teeth
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3.0 • 2 Ratings
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
*An Instant New York Times Bestseller*
We Were Liars meets The Raven Boys in this warped reimagining of The Picture of Dorian Gray about dark revenge, twisted desire, and the sinister secrets lurking behind the walls of an elite boarding school.
"A darkly delicious spiral where each page makes you crave more." ―CG Drews, author of Don't Let The Forest In
"A stunningly lush, utterly compelling, darkly beautiful debut!" ―Ginny Myers Sain, New York Times bestselling author of Dark and Shallow Lies
Seventeen-year-old Marin James has always lived in the shadow of the exclusive Huntsworth Academy. And when her cousin is found dead on school property, Marin knows exactly who’s to blame: Adrian Hargraves and Henry Wu, the enigmatic yet dangerously alluring leaders of the school’s social elite.
Seeking justice, Marin poses as a student and infiltrates Huntsworth, only to find herself drawn to her new life—and to the two broken boys she once vowed to destroy.
When Marin uncovers an otherworldly secret the boys are hiding within Huntsworth’s ivied gates, the lines between right and wrong, love and hate, and nightmare and reality begin to crumble—and nothing is as it seems.
Welcome to Huntsworth Academy.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
High school senior Marin James is certain that her older cousin Sam Bullvane's drowning death was not an accident. Using a forged application and a fake tuition check, she assumes a new identity as Jamie Vane and transfers into elite Huntsworth Preparatory Academy, where Sam worked as a security guard. She has three suspects, all students: haughty, brainy Adrian Hargraves; wealthy orphaned scoundrel Henry Wu; and insecure, eager-to-please Baz Hallward, the headmistress's daughter. As Marin races to uncover the perpetrator before her con is discovered, she becomes embroiled in her suspects' dangerous, thrill-seeking ways. Supernatural happenings, having to communicate with who she assumes is one of the suspects through anonymous marginalia notes, and growing attachments to both Adrian and Henry further complicate her investigation. Debut author Howell deftly conveys grief in this complex and morose offering, highlighting through the characters' messy interactions—including Marin's vengeance-fueled scheming and Adrian's guilt over a past transgression—the ways in which loss can impact one's emotions and decision-making. Fans of heady, twisty dark academia tales will revel in unpicking this knotty mystery. Most character cue as white; Henry is of East Asian descent. Ages 14–up.
