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Reunited with her best friend Fin - who has been forgotten all over again - Marrill must make the treacherous trek to the impossible world of Monerva and uncover the secrets of its long-lost wish machine. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOnly there can Fin wish to finally be remembered. \u003cbr\u003eOnly there can Marrill wish to save her world and the people she loves. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut to get everything they've ever wanted, Marrill and Fin may have to give up on the most important thing they already have: each other.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn epic adventure series from husband-and-wife team, John Parke Davis and Carrie Ryan. 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A masterpiece of suspense fiction that will have you reading through your fingers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Mary's world there are simple truths. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Sisterhood always knows best. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Guardians will protect and serve. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Unconsecrated will never relent. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd you must always mind the fence that surrounds the village; the fence that protects the village from the Forest of Hands and Teeth. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut, slowly, Mary's truths are failing her. She's learning things she never wanted to know about the Sisterhood and its secrets, and the Guardians and their power, and about the Unconsecrated and their relentlessness. When the fence is breached and her world is thrown into chaos, she must choose between her village and her future - between the one she loves and the one who loves her. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd she must face the truth about the Forest of Hands and Teeth. Could there be life outside a world surrounded in so much death?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReaders love \u003ci\u003eThe Forest of Hands and Teeth\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I can't give it less than five stars because I spent most of this book gripping the bed covers in suspense. The characters were all great, realistic and interesting'\u003c\/b\u003e Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I found Ryan's writing \u003cb\u003ebeautifully and painfully evocative\u003c\/b\u003e . . . I like a book that makes you wonder and makes you think, and even that makes you uncomfortable' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This is \u003cb\u003ea zombie novel\u003c\/b\u003e, yes, but it's an oddly \u003cb\u003ehaunting and lyrical\u003c\/b\u003e one . . . It's an excellent story overall and \u003cb\u003ewell worth checking out\u003c\/b\u003e for YA and adult readers alike. Five stars' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The characters in The Forest Of Hands and Teeth were extremely three dimensional to the point were you felt that they jumped off the page . . . \u003cb\u003ewill appeal to fans of The Hunger Games\u003c\/b\u003e or to people looking for a great book that contains romance, fantasy, and horror' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eAn enthralling post-apocalyptic masterpiece\u003c\/b\u003e . . . 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