A Curse So Dark and Lonely
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Chapter Book · Ages 12–17 · 2019 · Est. 11 hour read

A Curse So Dark and Lonely

By Brigid Kemmerer

Book #1 in the The Cursebreaker series

A cursed prince, a determined girl, and a kingdom on the brink. Can love break the cycle?

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496 pages· 119,484 words· Est. 11 hour read
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Prince Rhen is trapped in a curse, reliving his eighteenth autumn as a beast. Harper, a tough survivor from Washington, DC, is pulled into his world. As they navigate enchantments and looming threats, Harper must decide if she can trust Rhen and help save his kingdom. With powerful forces against them, breaking the curse might not be enough. Can they find hope amidst despair, or will Emberfall fall to ruin?

From the publisher

A New York Times bestseller!Has everything you’d want in a retelling of a classic fairy tale. - Jodi PicoultIn a lush, contemporary fantasy retelling of Beauty and the Beast, Brigid Kemmerer gives readers another compulsively readable romance perfect for fans of Marissa Meyer.Fall in love, break the curse. It once seemed so easy to Prince Rhen, the heir to Emberfall. Cursed by a powerful enchantress to repeat the autumn of his eighteenth year over and over, he knew he could be saved if a girl fell for him. But that was before he learned that at the end of each autumn, he would turn into a vicious beast hell-bent on destruction. That was before he destroyed his castle, his family, and every last shred of hope. Nothing has ever been easy for Harper. With her father long gone, her mother dying, and her brother barely holding their family together while constantly underestimating her because of her cerebral palsy, she learned to be tough enough to survive. But when she tries to save someone else on the streets of Washington, DC, she’s instead somehow sucked into Rhen’s cursed world. Break the curse, save the kingdom. A prince? A monster? A curse? Harper doesn’t know where she is or what to believe. But as she spends time with Rhen in this enchanted land, she begins to understand what’s at stake. And as Rhen realizes Harper is not just another girl to charm, his hope comes flooding back. But powerful forces are standing against Emberfall . . . and it will take more than a broken curse to save Harper, Rhen, and his people from utter ruin.

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
496
Words
119,484
Reading age
12–17
Audience
Young Adult
Lexile
HL580L
Themes & topics
Books about friendshipBooks about disabilitiesBooks about magicBooks about princesBooks about social themes
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
4.2
F&P level
~O
AR points
17
AR interest level
UG
AR quiz
501887
Publication
Published
January 7, 2020
First published
January 29, 2019
Publisher
Bloomsbury YA
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781681195100

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