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“Winter mornings are made of steel; they have a metallic taste and sharp edges. On a Wednesday in January, at seven in the morning, it’s plain to see that the world was not made for Man, and definitely not for his comfort or pleasure.”

Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk, Antonia Lloyd-Jones (translator)

November 14, 2021 by faintingviolet Leave a Comment

The Reading Women Challenge for 2021 (its last year, as it turns out) contains two challenges which surprisingly caused me some consternation – I didn’t have anything in my nearly 600 book deep to read list that was a book written by an Eastern European woman and/or a crime novel or thriller in translation. I spent time on and off all year hunting up a book that could work for both – it had to be out there and the whole point of this is […]

Filed Under: Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: Antonia Lloyd-Jones (translator), drive your plow over the bones of the dead, Eastern Europe, faintingviolet, mystery, Olga Tokarczuk, Olga Tokarczuk, Antonia Lloyd-Jones (translator), Polish literature, read women, thriller, works in translation

faintingviolet's CBR13 Review No:56 · Genres: Mystery, Suspense · Tags: Antonia Lloyd-Jones (translator), drive your plow over the bones of the dead, Eastern Europe, faintingviolet, mystery, Olga Tokarczuk, Olga Tokarczuk, Antonia Lloyd-Jones (translator), Polish literature, read women, thriller, works in translation ·
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“There are many kinds of love. But there is nothing like a sister.”

The Sisters of the Winter Wood by Rena Rossner

January 26, 2021 by Malin 2 Comments

3.5 stars Official book description: In a remote village surrounded by vast forests on the border of Moldova and Ukraine, sisters Liba and Laya have been raised on the honeyed scent of their Mami’s babka and the low rumble of their Tati’s prayers. But when a troupe of mysterious men arrives, Laya falls under their spell – despite their mother’s warning to be wary of strangers. And this is not the only danger lurking in the woods.   As dark forces close in on their […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fantasy, Fiction, History, Mystery, Young Adult Tagged With: CBR13, early 20th Century, Eastern Europe, folklore, Goblin Market, historical fantasy, Malin, Rena Rossner, retelling, shapeshifters, The Sisters of the Winter Wood, Young Adult

Malin's CBR13 Review No:3 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fantasy, Fiction, History, Mystery, Young Adult · Tags: CBR13, early 20th Century, Eastern Europe, folklore, Goblin Market, historical fantasy, Malin, Rena Rossner, retelling, shapeshifters, The Sisters of the Winter Wood, Young Adult ·
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“The fairy silver brought you a monster of fire for a husband, and me a monster of ice.” (Bingo)

Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik

August 7, 2019 by Malin Leave a Comment

#CBR11 Bingo: Listicle (on a bunch of best of 2018 lists, including NPR, Bustle and Bookbub). Would also work for “Award Winner”, as it’s won a Locus Award, and ALA Award and an Audie, or “Remix”, as it’s a fairy tale retelling. Miryem is the daughter and granddaughter of Jewish moneylenders, but her father is a dreadful one, who doesn’t have the heart to actually claim back the debts that the villagers owe, even when his daughter is starving and the long, cold winters are making his wife sicker and […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fantasy, Fiction, History Tagged With: Award Winner, cbr11, cbr11bingo, Eastern Europe, fairy tale retelling, folklore, historical fantasy, listicle, magic, Malin, Naomi novik, Rumplestiltskin, spinning silver

Malin's CBR11 Review No:63 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fantasy, Fiction, History · Tags: Award Winner, cbr11, cbr11bingo, Eastern Europe, fairy tale retelling, folklore, historical fantasy, listicle, magic, Malin, Naomi novik, Rumplestiltskin, spinning silver ·
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