

Vassa in the Night
Author: Sarah Porter
Narrator: Madeleine Maby
Unabridged: 10 hr 47 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Recorded Books
Published: 11/11/2016
Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Fairy Tales & Folklore, Fantasy, Horror
Author: Sarah Porter
Narrator: Madeleine Maby
Unabridged: 10 hr 47 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Recorded Books
Published: 11/11/2016
Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Fairy Tales & Folklore, Fantasy, Horror
Sarah Porter is a writer, artist, and freelance teacher who lives in Brooklyn with her husband and two cats. She is the author of the Lost Voices Trilogy (Lost Voices, Waking Storms, The Twice Lost) in addition to Vassa in the Night and When I Cast Your Shadow―all for the teen audience. She has an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from City College.
I’m slipping, saying too much; in a night this deep and strange the boundaries start to blur. This is one of those books that I absolutely loved but I'd hesitate before rushing out to recommend it. Because it's weird. No, seriously, it's REALLY weird. I guess it shouldn't be that surprising. The b......more
Huh. I....uh...I don't really know how to rate this one, so I guess I'll settle for three stars. Vassa in the Night reads like one of those dark, grim (see what I did there) fairy tales where the prince doesn't quite get to the princess in time and so she's eaten alive by a dragon. Only instead of a m......more
3.5 stars It's only logical: BY's can't kill everyone who shops there. If they did, they'd go out of business. This is such a strange, odd book. Truly..there were so many elements that made me think "wtf?" But it's all really awesome in the most unique way. I had no prior knowledge of the fairy ta......more
3.75 stars This is quite possibly the most bizarre book I've ever read. But I actually ended up liking it a lot. Vassa in the Night is a book I would have never picked out for myself, but I got it in one of my Owlcrate's and decided to give it a shot. I've been needing a change of pace with my gen......more
This book was so bizarre. Magical realism in YA, at its finest. Bizarre, but intriguing. ***Review posted on The Eater of Books! blog*** Vassa in the Night by Sarah Porter Publisher: Tor Teen Publication Date: September 20, 2016 Rating: 4 stars Source: ARC sent by the publisher Summary (from Goodreads): In......more