Dead Beautiful
Published on 1. May 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
512 pages
978-1-4095-3024-4 (ISBN)
Description
At Gottfried Academy, just one kiss will take your breath away. Desire. Danger. Destiny. Little did I know that this is what I would find at Gottfried Academy. Coming from sunny California, the mist-shrouded Academy was a shock, with its strange customs, ancient curriculum and study of Latin - the language of the dead. Then I discovered that the school has more than one dark secret...I also discovered Dante. Intelligent, elusive and devastatingly gorgeous, most people can't decide whether they love, hate or fear him. All I know is that when we're together, I've never felt more alive - or more afraid.
Reviews / Votes
A dazzling debut that blends elements of Twilight, Romeo and Juliet, Ghost and heart-melting fantasy into one big, beautiful, bewitching story...The hottest read around for cool teens. * The Lancashire Evening Post * A compelling, heartbreaking and heart wrenching novel that I couldn't put down...the most romantic book I have read in a long time. * The Dark Readers * Yvonne Woon's young adult novel raises gothic romance to dizzy new heights; a dazzling debut that blends elements of Twilight, Romeo and Juliet, Ghost and heart-melting fantasy into one big, beautiful, bewitching story. Woon's tense, spine-tingling teen thriller really does breathe new life into the dark corridors of the paranormal with its to-die-for love affair and the added dimension of some cleverly worked ideas based on ancient mythology, Roman ritual, Greek tragedy and the philosophy of Descartes. Dead Beautiful is an intelligent, well-written, fresh and original story of forbidden love with a sensational double twisting cliffhanger that is guaranteed to break young hearts everywhere. The hottest read around for cool teens. * The Lancashire Evening Post * A fantastic and unique story with plenty of mystery, intrigue and romance. * Secret Lives of Fiction Lovers * A superb paranormal romance. * A Dream of Books *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 14 years
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 130 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
350 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4095-3024-4 (9781409530244)
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Yvonne Woon
Dead Beautiful
E-Book
05/2011
1st Edition
Usborne Publishing Ltd
€2.59
Available for download
Person
Yvonne Woon grew up in Massachusetts in an old stone colonial house surrounded by woods. It was here that she first developed a taste for the macabre, and she has been writing mysteries ever since. Yvonne attended the prestigious Worcester Academy prep school in Boston, and first began thinking about Latin and the Undead while studying in the library of Columbia University, New York, where she obtained a Masters of Fine Arts in fiction.