{"product_id":"the-monster-hardcover-2","title":"The Monster - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eL. J. Shen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Maybe we were never meant for each other. But that night at the carnival, when you showed me who you were, I figured out who I wanted to be.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe most important thing I'd ever read was scribbled on the door of a portable restroom, engraved into plastic at a carnival on the outskirts of Boston.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLust lingers, love stays.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLust is impatient, love waits.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLust burns, love warms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLust destroys, but love? Love kills.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaybe it was always my destiny to fall in love with a monster.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen other kids stayed awake at night fearing the pointy-toothed beast hiding in their closet, I longed to see mine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI wanted to feed it, domesticate it, understand it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSam and I were only allowed to love each other in the dark.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce our story unfolded, and the truth came to light, I was the one to cut the cord.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy name is Aisling Fitzpatrick, and I have a confession to make.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSam Brennan is not the only monster in this story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 398\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.88 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 03, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47488152174813,"sku":"9781732624788","price":53.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/AHRHjoIHo39781732624788_3659a6e1-f2c7-4b5a-b752-522d4706d0c4.webp?v=1771871866","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/the-monster-hardcover-2","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}