Book description
Shadow and Bone meets A Quiet Place in this atmospheric and chilling dark fantasy debut.
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"They wear the faces of your loved ones, but are more beautiful than you could ever imagine. Lovely things shouldn't draw you in and kill you. You almost want them to."
Seventeen-year-old Blue Haven,âŚ
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1 author picked Blue Shadows Fall as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This book and the next on the list are interesting in that the setting becomes a character in and of itself. The town of Haven seems to have its own character arc, as a post-apocalyptic settlement that has gone from a watchful last outpost of mankind to a more complacent community where things that had once been necessities are now rituals. The human characters are fleshed out just as well, coming across as very much normal and well-realized people.
Altogether Stutznegger builds not only a cast but also a setting where you really care about their continued well-being; especially asâŚ
From J.'s list on The best fantasy novels with unforgettable characters.
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