Pretty Dead AER
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People pity me, but mostly they feel envy. I have all the luxury and freedom a girl my age could want.
Something is happening to Charlotte Emerson. Like the fires that are ravaging the hills of Los Angeles, it consumes her from the inside out. But whether it is her eternal loneliness, the memory of her brother, the return of her first love, or the brooding, magnetic Jared—she cannot say. What if it's something more . . .
Something to do with the sudden tear in her perfect nails. The heat she feels when she's with Jared. The blood rushing once again to her cheeks and throughout her veins.
For Charlotte is a vampire, witness to almost a century's worth of death and destruction. But not since she was a human girl has mortality touched her.
In what way will you be transformed?
Until now.
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Critical Praise for
Pretty Dead AER
“In PRETTY DEAD, Francesca Lia Block’s rich language draws you inexorably into her magical Los Angeles—an opulent, surreal landscape populated by very real teens. There you’ll find a world of strange beauty, sudden horror, and lush romance; a modern gothic that draws you into its pages and refuses to let go until the last gorgeously chosen word.”
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Cassandra Clare, author of the New York Times bestselling series MORTAL INSTRUMENTS
“A true original…[Block] has created something psychologically complex, erotically charged, and unusually poignant.”
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Booklist (starred review)
“I love the lush, melancholy world of this novel, and its heroine, with her century of secrets.”
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Claudia Gray, New York Times bestselling author of EVERNIGHT
“A startlingly original work that drives a stake deep into the heart of typical vampire stories.”
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School Library Journal
“Sizzles and satisfies.”
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Publishers Weekly
“Will be gobbled like candy by teen readers.”
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The Horn Book
“With her characteristic flair and seductive prose, Block makes this tangled story of betrayal and love a standout. Sensuous and heartbreaking, sure to both satisfy and challenge fans of the supernatural romance.”
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Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books
Praise for Francesca Lia Block:
HOW TO (UN)CAGE A GIRL:
“There is something for everyone in this short, beautifully written collection…poetry lovers or not, readers will find a wonderful read.”
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Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA) (Starred Review)
“Expertly blends fantasy and reality...fans will be awed by Block’s consistently fertile imagination and her honesty in illuminating the dark moments of girls’ and women’s lives.”
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Publishers Weekly
BLOOD ROSES:
“Dark, fantastical dreams…will startle, provoke, and fascinate.”
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Booklist
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