One of YA's biggest rising stars - Entertainment Weekly A wholly satisfying supernatural sequel - The Nerd Daily Forbidden romance and harsh consequences set up this highly anticipated sequel that will leave you wanting so much more - Seventeen.com Forbidden love, sultry romance, and clashing immortal factions fill this sequel . . . [and] will keep readers engaged - School Library Journal Expansive world building . . . romantic . . . steamy . . . Decadent escapism - Kirkus Reviews Lushly atmospheric - Publishers Weekly on The Beautiful This is a one of a kind book, by a singularly original author - Sabaa Tahir, author of An Ember in the Ashes on The Beautiful

Renee Ahdieh is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Wrath and the Dawn series and The Flame in the Mist series. She is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In her spare time, she likes to dance salsa and collect shoes. She is passionate about all kinds of curry, rescue dogs, and college basketball. The first few years of her life were spent in a high-rise in South Korea; consequently, Renee enjoys having her head in the clouds. She lives in Charlotte, North Carolina, with her husband and their tiny overlord of a dog.