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Quite clever, definitely didn't see the final twists coming. The writing is also lovely. I was under the impression that this was going to be heavily steeped in fairy tales, and it IS, but goodness, I'd also put it firmly in the "horror" category. (I'm well aware that original fairy tales were often VERY dark, but this struck me as kind of next level, so I feel justified in my assessment.) Horror's not my thing, but even in spite of that, Albert left me wanting MORE, which is always a good thing
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Jan 22, 2018
Kristy
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In an effort to avoid the bad luck that has plagued her and her mother wherever they go, Alice has been on the move her entire life. As the estranged granddaughter of the famous reclusive Fairy Tale author Althea Prosperine, Alice is full of curiosity as well as a forboding sense of dread she can't explain. What's Althea like? And why won't her mother tell her anything about her life with Althea?
Not long after landing in Brooklyn, Ella, Alice's mom meets and marries a rich man, and Alice find ...more
Not long after landing in Brooklyn, Ella, Alice's mom meets and marries a rich man, and Alice find ...more
4.5 Wonderfully creepy story about a girl whose grandmother wrote a cult-classic book of fairy-tales, one which she has never read. Alice has never met her grandmother either, because she and her mother live on the run from “bad luck” all across the country. When word reaches them that her grandmother has died, they settle in Brooklyn, and a semblance of a normal life, until the characters from the dark tales start showing up and her mother disappears. Looking forward to reading more from this a
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