A gothic fantasy that flips fairy tales on their heads, The Book Eaters is a story you’ll want to both savor and devour. When Devon’s son is born with a rare kind of hunger for human minds, she discovers the careful diet of fairy tales and cautionary stories she’s been fed to satisfy her own hunger — one for books and stories — is misleading. A deliciously witty tale of motherly love and trauma, The Book Eaters is a must-read for fans of T. L. Huchu’s The Library of the Dead. Keep reading for a post from Sunyi Dean about the books she’d like to be able to commit to permanent memory like the characters of The Book Eaters can.
Iðunn is in yet another doctor's office. She knows her constant fatigue is a sign that something's not right, but practitioners dismiss her symptoms and blood tests haven't revealed any cause.
When she talks to friends and family about it, the refrain is the same — have you tried eating better? exercising more? establishing a nighttime routine? She tries to follow their advice, buying everything from vitamins to sleeping pills to a step-counting watch. Nothing helps.
Until one night Iðunn falls asleep with the watch on, and wakes up to find she’s walked over 40,000 steps in the night . . .
What is happening when she’s asleep? Why is she waking up with increasingly disturbing injuries? And why won’t anyone believe her?
Iðunn is in yet another doctor's office. She knows her constant fatigue is a sign that something's not right, but practitioners dismiss her symptoms and blood tests haven't revealed any cause.
When she talks to friends and family about it, the refrain is the same — have you tried eating better? exercising more? establishing a nighttime routine? She tries to follow their advice, buying everything from vitamins to sleeping pills to a step-counting watch. Nothing helps.
Until one night Iðunn falls asleep with the watch on, and wakes up to find she’s walked over 40,000 steps in the night . . .
What is happening when she’s asleep? Why is she waking up with increasingly disturbing injuries? And why won’t anyone believe her?
The Night Guest
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208Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781250322043 |
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Publisher: | Tor Publishing Group |
Publication date: | 09/03/2024 |
Pages: | 208 |
Sales rank: | 25,401 |
Product dimensions: | 5.45(w) x 8.25(h) x 0.75(d) |