ACOSF's dark fairytale vibes take a different form in Melissa Bashardoust's Girl, Serpent, Thorn. Soraya is a princess with a curse: her touch is poisonous to anyone who dares make contact with her. As her brother's wedding approaches, Soraya wants to venture out of her seclusion, either to speak with the demon who holds the answers she seeks or to spend time with the one man who isn't afraid of her. The answers she's after, though, are much more complicated than she expected.