Dusk or Dark or Dawn or Day
When her sister Patty died, Jenna blamed herself. When Jenna died, she blamed herself for that, too. Unfortunately Jenna died too soon. Living or dead, every soul is promised a certain amount of time, and when Jenna passed she found a heavy debt of time in her record. Unwilling to simply steal...
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When her sister Patty died, Jenna blamed herself. When Jenna died, she blamed herself for that, too. Unfortunately Jenna died too soon. Living or dead, every soul is promised a certain amount of time, and when Jenna passed she found a heavy debt of time in her record. Unwilling to simply steal that time from the living, Jenna earns every day she leeches with volunteer work at a suicide prevention hotline.
But something has come for the ghosts of New York, something beyond reason, beyond death, beyond hope; something that can bind ghosts to mirrors and make them do its bidding. Only Jenna stands in its way.
Dusk or Dark or Dawn or Day is a new standalone urban fantasy novella from New York Times bestselling author Seanan McGuire.
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Format: Kindle Edition
ISBN:
9780765383884
ASIN: B01J1EA9XS
Publish date: 2017-01-10
Publisher: Tor
Pages no: 192
Edition language: English
I don't actually have a lot to say about this slender novella. One of the things I like about McGuire is that her world building often feels unique and surprising, and this story was no exception - I enjoyed the magic and world she built. The book was atmospheric and melancholy, which I appreciated....
Well...Completely unexpected work from Seanan McGuire (who I always think of as her pseudonym, Mira Grant), and absolutely spectacular. Very, very well done.
A beautifully written short novel with an original concept involving ghosts and witches. Can't really say much more without giving away the plot.
McGuire is truly skilled at the pacing for a novella. Admittedly, novellas are all I've read of hers, but they're always the perfect length, not drawing too long, and not giving me not enough. I will say that in comparison to Every Heart a Doorway, I did feel that the exposition in the book felt a l...