pickNaomi Novik can keep me up all night reading and knock me out in under 130 pages, anytime! This exquisitely wrought fairy tale of love, vengeance, and siblinghood is an ode to the magic and power of coming together to find a new and better ending for an old and painful story. A new all-time favorite.
pick93/100 For such a short book, it definitely packs a wallop. It's a beautiful, lyrical fairy tale of love, loss, grief, revenge and redemption. Unlike Automatic Noodle, which was too short and left me wanting more, this is just the right size for the story the author wants to tell. 4.75/5 #Read2025
Andrew (@tiedyedude) and I had great fun reading this aloud together, narrating the characters with silly voices. The accent changed frequently. 😁
pickFree-spirited Birdie is struggling as a single mother and waitress at a backwoods lodge in Alaska when she meets Arthur, a mysterious and reclusive man with unfathomable secrets. When Birdie and her 6-year-old daughter Emaleen move to Arthur's remote cabin, their idyllic wilderness existence comes face to face with the most dangerous thing in the woods. An atmospheric fantasy vividly and realistically told.
pickSame story, brilliantly creepy illustrations, still can't believe they read this to children 😸
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When Celia comes into her witch power just in time to curse her brother, the person she loves most in the world, she sets the stage for a quietly powerful tale of honor, war, and the importance of caring about people. There's a bit of a parable here, revealed in a wonderfully surprising moment that made me oooo.
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