NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ΓÇó From the critically acclaimed author of SIX CRIMSON CRANES comes a fantasy tale of two sistersΓÇöone as beautiful as the other is monstrousΓÇöwho must fight to save each other when a betrothal contest gone wrong unleashes an evil that could sever their bond forever! One sister must fall for the other to rise. Channi was not born a monster. But when her own father offers her in sacrifice to the Demon Witch,she is forever changed. Cursed with a serpentΓÇÖs faceChanni is the exact opposite of her beautiful sisterVannaΓÇöthe only person in the village who looks at Channi and doesnΓÇÖt see a monster. The only person she loves and trusts. Now at seventeenVanna is to be married off in a vulgar contest that will enrich the coffers of the village leaders. Only ChanniwhoΓÇÖs had to rely on her strength and cunning all these yearscan defend her sister against the cruelest of the suitors. But in doing soshe becomes the target of his wrathΓÇölaunching a grisly battle royalea quest over land and seaa romance between sworn enemiesand a choice that will strain ChanniΓÇÖs heart to its breaking point. Weaving together elements of The Selection and Ember in the Ashes with classic tales like Beauty and the BeastHelen of Troyand Asian folkloreElizabeth Lim is at the absolute top of her game in this thrilling yet heart-wrenching fantasy that explores the dark side of beauty and the deepest bonds of sisterhood.