{"product_id":"spontaneous-by-aaron-starmer-9781460753149","title":"Spontaneous","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTRULY THE SMARTEST AND FUNNIEST BOOK ABOUT SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION YOU WILL EVER READ\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-- John Green, #1 bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Fault in Our Stars\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith all the perfectly lovely young adult novels out there, you decided to check this one out? It's got spontaneously combusting teenagers in it, dude. Not the slow burning type either. We're talking the randomly exploding variety. Seniors in high school just walking along, heading to class, whistling Beyoncé, when -- WA-BAM! -- they're suddenly dripping off the lockers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIs that really something you're into?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eConfession: I'm actually kinda into that too. So, now that we've established we're both thoroughly weird and, I assume, thoroughly open-minded, we can give it a shot, right? Let's at least read the opening chapters of this bad-boy and see if it features some of the more intriguing elements such as...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eExploding teenagers (obviously).\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eHallucinogenic mushrooms.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003ePyromaniacal boyfriends.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eTriplet toddlers in powder blue suits.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eAmur leopards and doomsday preppers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eA foul-mouthed female POTUS.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eAshtanga yoga.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eYouTube sensations.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSelf-driving Priuses.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eRogue FBI agents.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eMad scientists.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eHomecoming.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSpring break.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eProm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eAnd ... Jennifer Lawrence.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNotice how I put Jennifer Lawrence last. She's in the book, so it's not cheating. And hey, if it takes America's most beloved movie star to sell this thing, then that's what it takes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSo, in closing: Jennifer Lawrence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA novel about growing up ... and blowing up.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMORE PRAISE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWildly inventive\u003c\/strong\u003e -- \u003cem\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e 'Must List'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis \u003cstrong\u003ecomically surreal\u003c\/strong\u003e novel will blow your mind -- \u003cem\u003ePeople\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA blood-soaked, laugh-filled, tear-drenched, \u003cstrong\u003eendlessly compelling\u003c\/strong\u003e read -- \u003cem\u003eKirkus\u003c\/em\u003e, starred review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA \u003cstrong\u003ewholly original\u003c\/strong\u003e YA tale of identity, friendship, love, lust, and gory, grisly death -- \u003cem\u003eSLJ\u003c\/em\u003e, starred review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAn invigorating ride ... \u003cstrong\u003ehighly entertaining\u003c\/strong\u003e -- CBCA's \u003cem\u003eReading Time\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAaron Starmer skillfully welds sharp humour, deep loss, and roaring escapades. Truly the \u003cstrong\u003esmartest and funniest\u003c\/strong\u003e book about spontaneous combustion you will ever read. -- John Green, #1 bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Fault in Our Stars\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46532845666540,"sku":"9781460753149","price":23.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/2012173482708.jpg?v=1749335365","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/spontaneous-by-aaron-starmer-9781460753149","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}