– There is romance but it is not the focus of the story (therefore does not necessarily hi-jack the plot) – The prose is a hit/miss depending on the reader’s tolerance to sugary, purple prose – This Brooklyn is all kinds of dark and fantastical longer nights, anthropomorphic creatures, and whimsically vivid imagery Should this book be picked up? the tl dr review: (re: Goodreads Metaltown by Kristen Simmons) So when Vassa’s stepsister sends her out for light bulbs in the middle of night, she knows it could easily become a suicide mission. Babs Yagg, the owner of the local convenience store, has a policy of beheading shoplifters-and sometimes innocent shoppers as well. In Vassa’s neighborhood, where she lives with her stepmother and bickering stepsisters, one might stumble onto magic, but stumbling out again could become an issue. But Babs won’t be playing fair.Īt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.Book Title: Vassa in the Night (Standalone) With Erg’s help, Vassa just might be able to break the witch’s curse and free her Brooklyn neighborhood. Erg is a tough-talking wooden doll with sticky fingers, a bottomless stomach, and a ferocious cunning.
So when Vassa’s stepsister sends her out for light bulbs in the middle of night, she knows it could easily become a suicide mission.īut Vassa has a bit of luck hidden in her pocket, a gift from her dead mother. A whole lot of Brooklyn is like that now-but not Vassa’s working-class neighborhood. In the enchanted kingdom of Brooklyn, the fashionable people put on cute shoes, go to parties in warehouses, drink on rooftops at sunset, and tell themselves they’ve arrived. Vassa in the Night is a powerful and haunting modern retelling of the Russian folktale “Vassilissa the Beautiful” for teen fans of urban fantasy, fairy tales, magic, and horror who enjoy books by Leigh Bardugo, Kendare Blake, Catherynne Valente, and V. Inventive, darkly magical, and beautifully written, it will stay with me for a long time.” - Kendare Blake, New York Times bestselling author of Three Dark Crowns “An enchantingly twisted modern fairy tale, perfect for those who prefer Grimm to Disney. “A dark, thoroughly modern fairy tale crackling with wit and magical mayhem.” -Leigh Bardugo, New York Times bestselling author of Shadow and Bone
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