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Thursday, 12/4, 7pm: Throw on your ugliest holiday sweater and come to McNally Jackson’s reception for the exceptional story collection My True Love Gave To Me, featuring ten of the authors. Oh, and cookies.
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Nina slays
Hello my little goblins! I’ve been radio silent for a bit because I just moved and moving is hectic and stressful, but now I’m back! I’ll be doing a countdown to Halloween in October, and I might start early. This is also your semi-annual reminder that ANYONE CAN SUBMIT A REVIEW!
To hold you over until I get a real review done, here are some books I’ve read recently and LOVED TO BITS that you should read.
- The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch (swashbuckling con men in an awesome fantasy world, lots of diversity, and they call themselves the Gentlemen Bastards WHAT MORE DO YOU WANT)
- Illusions of Fate by Kiersten White (excellent YA with a POC woman protag and some great discussions of discrimination and race, plus a fun magic system and a good love story)
- Thomas the Rhymer by Ellen Kushner (a little dated at this point, but a really lovely retelling of the traditional Thomas the Rhymer story. A good read in conjunction with…)
- Tam Lin by Pamela Dean (a fun retelling of Tam Lin set in the ‘70s in a private liberal arts college loosely based on Carleton.)
Okay bookworms! Time to read a little more of I, Asimov before conking out like the victim of one of Hermione's stupefys.
Cheerio, and happy reading!
Rosie
Elizabeth Lavenza has known hardship. Orphaned as a child, she had to use all of her cunning to survive. She found salvation with the Frankenstein family and friendship, maybe even a twisted sort of love, with their intense, studious son, Victor. But when Victor disappears while conducting research, so does Elizabeth’s sense of security. Desperate to find him, she sets out on a treacherous quest that leads her across the unforgiving landscape of 18th Century Europe. When her investigation turns up more than she bargained for, Elizabeth must face some difficult questions. What has Victor been studying in his private laboratory? And worse, what has he been creating?
Kiersten White’s crisp, purposeful prose deftly weaves a complex horror story that leads to a spectacular, satisfying conclusion. This fierce, feminist take on Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein makes the familiar feel new again.
The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein begs the question–what makes a monster? Fans of sharp characters, twisted plots, and dark retellings will love this MCTBA nominee.
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The last time she was up here, she had been with Mehmed and Radu, staring up at the sky and dreaming of stars. Now, she looked down and plotted flames.
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