{"product_id":"the-ending-you-deserve","title":"The Ending You Deserve","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA thoughtful, slow-burning story that explores loyalty, betrayal, and predation. - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDo Revenge meets Where Sleeping Girls Lie in this dark-academia-stripped-bare novel about a student who uncovers a predator operating in plain sight at her new prestigious private arts high school.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAva Quirk thought getting into Faraday, the fine arts private school of her dreams, could be a fresh start. Instead, her grades have tanked and her scholarship hangs by a thread.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNear failing out, Ava is presented with a deal. Her student advisor, local legend Peter Barden, agrees to pass her if she befriends Love Solt, a brilliant but guarded classmate. Barden says Love is troubled and could use some guidance. In turn, Ava can soak up Love's academic prowess. If Ava does this--and gets him a copy of the top-secret novel Love's writing--he'll pass Ava. It's an odd ask, but Ava's desperate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt first, friendship comes easy, trust is built, and she's right where she needs to be to deliver on Barden's ask. But as time goes by, she realizes she's falling for Love, and the idea of betraying her is killing Ava. Then she reads Love's novel...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf the devastating truth Love has penned gets out, many lives will be ruined. But if the secret stays hidden, many lives will be at risk. Ava faces an impossible choice: turn her back on what she's found, or close the book on a sinister villain who has gone unchecked for far too long.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 07\/01\/2026 (EAN 9780063351417, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 07\/01\/2026 pg. 102 (EAN 9780063351417, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eStafford, Rebecca\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRebecca Stafford\u003c\/b\u003e is a Pushcart Prize award-winning poet, writer, critic, and editor whose work has been published in the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker \u003c\/i\u003eand reviewed in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e. Her debut novel, \u003ci\u003eRabbit \u0026amp; Juliet, \u003c\/i\u003ewas named a best book of the year by \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eThe Ending You Deserve \u003c\/i\u003eis her second novel. To learn more about Rebecca's distinguished body of work, visit her online at rebeccastaffordauthor.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Quill Tree Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51496040431894,"sku":"9780063351417","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9780063351417.jpg?v=1783051523","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/the-ending-you-deserve","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}