Maeve looks like a princess and has monsters under her skin.

She works pretending to be a princess while the things inside her scrabble around her skull. She has friends and family. She knows about all the authors and characters in the canon and she has opinions about them. Maeve doesn't make great long-term choices. Maeve enjoys hurting. Maeve isn't broken, this is how she is. Maeve is part of her society, and it's not a dream.

A beautiful bookshop find!