An unforgettable YA debut by Jamison Shea.
Ace of Spades meets House of Hollow in a thrilling horror novel about the toll of giving everything to a world that will never love you back.
Laure Mesny is determined to make it in the cut-throat world of ballet, and she will do anything to prove that this Black girl can take centre stage. Anything . . . Even if it means entering into a bargain with a primordial power in the Catacombs beneath Paris.
Laure is promised influence and adoration - and she gets it. But that alone is not enough, not for the cruel and privileged people who surround her. Her climb to stardom leaves broken bodies in her wake, some of which aren't her doing. As she finds herself deep within this monstrous world, she is faced with the ultimate choice: will she retreat or succumb to the darkness forever?
THERE WILL BE BLOOD.
Publisher: Hot Key Books
ISBN: 9781471414862
Number of pages: 352
Weight: 265 g
Dimensions: 198 x 128 x 20 mm
Shea's writing is as graceful as the dancers in their book and will leave readers screaming for more blood. - Trang Thanh Tran, author of She Is a Haunting
Brutal and beautiful, this book will drag you through the bloodied depths of fierce ambition and into a raw, untethered world of chaos. - Lyndall Clipstone, author of Unholy Terrors
A brutal horror that never shies away from its own darkness - and a villain origin story that leaves you baying for blood right along its captivating lead - Ravena Guron, author of This Book Kills
Cutthroat competition and eldritch horrors - of both the human and monstrous kind - collide headfirst in in this gloriously haunting and darkly thrilling novel. - Aiden Thomas, author of Cemetery Boys
Jamison Shea has cemented themself as a force to be reckoned with - and reminds us that when your enemies go low, you can always bury them there. - Andrew Joseph White, New York Times bestselling author
A sinister, delicious dive into a truly captivating villain origin story. In lyrical prose and a cutting pace, Shea explores the ways power corrupts and the way racist, elitist systems push us to hunger for it. - Courtney Gould, award-winning author of The Dead and the Dark
Jamison Shea's YA horror novel drips with blood and with characters who shape-shift in a version of the classical underworld. - Armadillo Magazine
Fans of horror and monsters will enjoy Shea's twist on Grecian and mythic elements. What's more, fans of ballet will appreciate Shea's appreciation and in-depth knowledge of the art form. - Ben Lunn, The School Librarian
I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast is Me is easily my best read of 2023. This is a book about feral girls with god complexes set in the cutthroat world of Parisian ballet. Shea's debut will seize you by the... More
Jamison's novel “I feed her to the beast and the beast is me” is an electrifying tour de force that plunges the reader into a world of cutthroat competition, privilege, and deep-seated ambition. Seamlessly... More
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