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. A whole lot of Brooklyn is like that now-but not Vassa’s working-class neighborhood.

Synopsis: 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. Also huge thank you to Sarah Porter for taking time out of her busy schedule to answer my Q&A question! If you don’t mind your fantasy novels being a bit unpredictable and a little crazy, then you need this book in your life.Īs always, huge thank you to Raincoast for arranging the blog tour, sending me a copy of the book and being all round amazing people. Let me tell you guys - Vassa in the Night is a real weird, quirky, gem of a book, and I have to say that I really enjoyed my time reading it. But Babs won't be playing fair.Īt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.Raincoast has once again invited me to participate in one of their fantastic blog tours. 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. 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.

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

Vassa in the night