Sweet by Emmy Laybourne

Sweet by Emmy Laybourne

They'd kill to get thin

Simultaneously terrifying, hilarious, and action-packed, Sweet is a wild ride that holds up a warped mirror to our societyI loved it from the first line to the last--Marie Lu, New York Times-bestselling author of Legend and The Young Elites

The luxurious celebrity cruise launching the trendy new diet sweetener Solu should be the vacation of a lifetimeBut Laurel is starting to regret accepting her friend Viv's invitationShe's already completely embarrassed herself in front of celebrity host Tom Forelli-the hottest guy ever -and she's too sick to even try the sweetenerAnd that's before Viv and all the other passengers start acting really strange

Tom knows that he should be grateful for this job and the chance to shed his former-child-star imageHis publicists have even set up a 'romance' with a sexy reality starBut as things on the ship start to get wild, he finds himself drawn to a different girlAnd when the hosting gig turns into an expose on the shocking side effects of Solu, it's Laurel that he's determined to save

Emmy Laybourne, author of the Monument 14 trilogy, takes readers on a dream vacation in Sweet that goes first comically, then tragically, then horrifyingly, wrong

By Emmy Laybourne:

The Monument 14 Trilogy
Monument 14 (Book 1)
Monument 14: Sky on Fire (Book 2)
Monument 14: Savage Drift (Book 3)

Sweet

The Berserker series
Berserker (Book 1)
Ransacker (Book 2)

Praise for Sweet

Laybourne's fictional world highlights themes of friendship, the culture of celebrity, and addictionA finely knit narrative in which romance pairs perfectly (somehow) with societal horror--Jennifer Prince, Buncombe County Public Libraries, NC, School Library Journal

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--VOYA, Starred Review

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--Booklist

While maintaining an exciting, face-paced, terrifying narrative, Laybourne manages to weave in details that highlight friendship, the culture of celebrity and addiction--Asheville Citizen-Times

Laybourne delivers a candy-coated horror novel that alternates between increasingly violent scenes and Laurel and Tom's poignant romance--Publishers Weekly

EMMY LAYBOURNE is a novelist, teacher, and former character actress. Emmy's Monument 14 trilogy has earned critical praise (Frighteningly real riveting - New York Times Book Review, Editor's Choice) and has been nominated by readers to the YALSA Teens Top Ten in 2013 and 2014.Before her life as an author, Emmy performed original comedy on Comedy Central, MTV, and VH1; and acted in the movies Superstar, The In-Laws, and Nancy Drew, among others. Emmy lives outside New York City with her husband, two kids, and a flock of 8 nifty chickens.

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ISBN 13	9781250055194
ISBN 10	1250055199
Titel	Sweet
Autor	Emmy Laybourne
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Bindungsart	Hardback
Verlag	Feiwel And Friends
Erscheinungsjahr	2015-06-02
Seitenanzahl	288
Preise	Texas Lone Star Reading List
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