{"product_id":"sweet-book-emmy-laybourne-9781250055194","title":"Sweet","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThey'd kill to get thin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSimultaneously 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, \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 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 \u003ci\u003etry\u003c\/i\u003e the sweetenerAnd 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 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\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Monument 14 Trilogy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eMonument 14\u003c\/i\u003e (Book 1)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMonument 14: Sky on Fire\u003c\/i\u003e (Book 2)\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eBerserker\u003c\/i\u003e (Book 1)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRansacker\u003c\/i\u003e (Book 2)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eSweet\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLaybourne'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, \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLaybourne'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\u003eCombining 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\u003eWhile 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\u003eLaybourne 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","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50132737655057,"sku":"CIN1250055199G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":50378195042577,"sku":"CIN1250055199A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1250055199.jpg?v=1751207604","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/products\/sweet-book-emmy-laybourne-9781250055194","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}