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Synopsis
Seven years after the forest seemingly swallowed her brother whole, seventeen-year-old Jenny, whose story about Tom's disappearance has never been believed, sets out to finally say goodbye, but instead she is pulled into a mysterious world of faeries and other creatures where nothing is what it seems.
Is The Treachery of Beautiful Things appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 13 and up.
Contains faerie world danger and peril, themes of childhood trauma from a sibling's disappearance, and typical YA fantasy violence. The fae world includes deception and manipulation, appropriate for teen readers.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include kidnapping, grief, and abandonment (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Teens will be drawn to Jenny's quest to find her lost brother in a mysterious faerie realm where nothing is as it seems.