{"product_id":"vile-lady-villains","title":"Vile Lady Villains by Danai Christopoulou","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003esapphic gothic romance • literary retelling • forced proximity • villainous heroines • horromantasy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eTwo of literature's most infamous women villains meet beyond the boundaries of their own stories in this dark, imaginative sapphic romance. \u003cem\u003eVile Lady Villains\u003c\/em\u003e brings Lady Macbeth and Klytemnestra together in a strange realm of stories, where survival demands an alliance and dangerous attraction threatens to rewrite the roles they were destined to play.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eThe Vibe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eLady Macbeth has always known the consequences of the choices she made. When she turns to the three witches for help, she is transported somewhere beyond the familiar world of Shakespeare's tragedy. There, she encounters another woman drenched in blood, a queen whose own story is steeped in vengeance and violence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eKlytemnestra has been pulled from her own legendary tale, and neither woman has any intention of trusting the other. But when they find themselves hunted through strange worlds filled with wraiths and other literary figures, cooperation becomes their only chance of survival.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eAs their uneasy alliance deepens, so does the attraction between them. The result is a lush, gothic adventure about two women who have been defined by the stories written about them and must decide whether they will continue to follow those paths or forge something of their own.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eBlending Greek mythology, Shakespearean tragedy, literary crossover, horror, and sapphic romance, \u003cem\u003eVile Lady Villains\u003c\/em\u003e is an especially compelling choice for readers who love morally complicated women, feminine rage, dark fairytale atmospheres, and romances that feel as dangerous as they are irresistible.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eTropes \u0026amp; Tags\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eSapphic romance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eGothic romance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eLiterary retelling\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eGreek mythology\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eShakespearean elements\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eVillainous heroines\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eForced proximity\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eReluctant alliance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eEnemies-to-lovers tension\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eFeminine rage\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eMorally complicated characters\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eLiminal worlds\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003ePortals and magical doors\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eHorror and fantasy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eQueer romance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eDark, atmospheric fantasy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Romantasy Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49342771364099,"sku":"9781454966609","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0767\/7843\/8915\/files\/vileladyvillans.1.png?v=1786554000","url":"https:\/\/romantasybookshop.com\/products\/vile-lady-villains","provider":"Romantasy Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}