We Are the Beasts, Gigi Griffis

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We Are the Beasts by Gigi Griffis
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In the French countryside, fear has taken root. Deaths and disappearances spread from village to village as rumors grow of a monstrous creature lurking in the mountains. Many believe the violence is divine punishment, a curse sent to cleanse the land of sin. The terror tightens its grip on the isolated hamlet of Mende.

Sixteen-year-old Joséphine and her best friend Clara see something else entirely. For them, the beast is not a curse but a chance. In a town where girls endure violence at home and futures shaped by control and cruelty, the creature’s attacks create the perfect cover for escape.

As winter approaches, the girls begin staging the deaths of their friends, smuggling them away to safety under the shadow of the beast’s reign. Each disappearance buys time, but the risks multiply. Food grows scarce. Suspicion rises. And the line between myth and reality blurs as the creature draws closer.

Inspired by the real-life mystery of the Beast of Gévaudan, We Are the Beasts is a haunting historical horror novel about survival, rebellion, and the ferocity of girls who refuse to be sacrificed. It’s a story of friendship sharpened by desperation, of monstrous legends and very human violence, and of what it takes to fight back when the world decides you are expendable.