TY - BOOK AU - Bashardoust,Melissa TI - Girl, serpent, thorn SN - 9781250196149 PY - 2020/// CY - New York, NY PB - Flatiron Books KW - Princesses KW - Juvenile fiction KW - Blessing and cursing KW - Brothers and sisters KW - Twins KW - Young adult fiction KW - Fantasy fiction KW - lcgft N2 - Soraya, a princess cursed to be poisonous to the touch, has lived eighteen years in the shadows but as her twin brother's wedding approaches, she faces choices with unimaginable consequences; Soraya has lived her life hidden away, apart from her family. She is a princess--and her touch is poisonous. As the day of her twin brother's wedding approaches, Soraya must decide if she is willing to step outside of the shadows for the first time. Below in the dungeon is a demon who holds knowledge that she craves, the answer to her freedom. And above is a young man who isn't afraid of her, whose eyes linger not with fear, but with an understanding of who she is beneath the poison. But choices have consequences, and Soraya begins to question whether she is human or demon, Princess or monster.-- ER -