Vassa in the Night, Sarah Porter
Vassa in the Night, Sarah Porter
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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

Synopsis

"A dark, thoroughly modern fairy tale crackling with wit and magical mayhem." -Leigh Bardugo, New York Times bestselling author of the Grisha Trilogy In the enchanted kingdom of Brooklyn, the fashionable people put on cute shoes, go to parties in warehouses, drink on rooftops at sunset, and tell themselves they've arrived. A whole lot of Brooklyn is like that now-but not Vassa's working-class neighborhood. In Vassa's neighborhood, where she lives with her stepmother and bickering stepsisters, one might stumble onto magic, but stumbling out again could become an issue. Babs Yagg, the owner of the local convenience store, has a policy of beheading shoplifters-and sometimes innocent shoppers as well. So when Vassa's stepsister sends her out for light bulbs in the middle of night, she knows it could easily become a suicide mission. But Vassa has a bit of luck hidden in her pocket, a gift from her dead mother. Erg is a tough-talking wooden doll with sticky fingers, a bottomless stomach, and a ferocious cunning. With Erg's help, Vassa just might be able to break the witch's curse and free her Brooklyn neighborhood. But Babs won't be playing fair.... Inspired by the Russian folktale "Vassilissa the Beautiful" and Sarah Porter's years of experience teaching creative writing to New York City students, Vassa in the Night weaves a dark yet hopeful tale about a young girl's search for home, love, and belonging.

About Sarah Porter

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.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Emily May on September 20, 2016

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

Goodreads review by Navessa on February 07, 2017

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

Goodreads review by Laura on December 14, 2016

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

Goodreads review by Rachel on April 01, 2017

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

Goodreads review by Alyssa on September 07, 2016

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

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