"This dazzling YA gem melds a thrilling high-stakes fairy tale scenario with suspenseful, slow-burn Sapphic romance"

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"A haunting, atmospheric tale of two lost souls finding each other, and a love that will remake the world. Exquisite"

- Shelley Parker-Chan, Sunday Times bestselling author of She Who Became the Sun

"Bitterthorn is beautiful and haunting – the type of story that seeps into your bones and stays with you long after reading. Kat Dunn has spun a deliciously dark fairy tale full of the agony and ecstasy of longing and desire, as well as celebrating the power of resilience and inner strength"

- Katherine Webber, Sunday Times bestselling author of Twin Crowns and The Revelry

"A moody and stylish Gothic tale that feels both fresh and timeless – a masterful meditation on grief, loneliness, and terrible love. Gutting and unforgettable"

- Ava Reid, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Wolf and the Woodsman

"Both classic and novel, melancholy and tenderly wrought, Bitterthorn crackles with passion and warmth like a fire on a long winter night. With achingly atmospheric prose, Dunn has crafted characters I would die for and a love story as powerful and enduring as a fairytale. A must-read for fans of Gothic romance"

- Allison Saft, New York Times bestselling author of A Far Wilder Magic

"Girl meets house. Girl meets witch. And oh, does it ever get deliciously interesting from there! Dunn has created a delicately spun cobweb of a fairytale that slowly unwinds a pattern of secrets, curses, love and betrayal – and finally settles around your heart and leaves you glad to have been captured"

- Freya Marske, Sunday Times bestselling author of A Marvellous Light

"Bitterthorn tugged on the threads of my heartstrings until I had nothing left to give it but my soul. Hauntingly beautiful, this Gothic fairytale lingers in the darkest corners of my mind forever more. A triumph"

- Saara El-Arifi, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Final Strife