A review by stenaros
The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge, by Eugene Yelchin, M.T. Anderson
5.0
Read for Librarian Book Group
As a reader who only likes fantasy if it is set in the present and could happen to me, I wasn't eager to dive into this book. A goblin hosting an elf visitor after a great war? Ugh! No!
And then, the goblin was so eager to be an excellent host, so excited about trading goblin/elfin histories that when the elf showed up and was a terrible guest, I couldn't help but love this book.
Not to mention that it has illustrations that are gorgeous and add a completely different dimension to the story.
If you've ever had an unpleasant visitor, or if you've ever been an unpleasant visitor, this is a book for you.
As a reader who only likes fantasy if it is set in the present and could happen to me, I wasn't eager to dive into this book. A goblin hosting an elf visitor after a great war? Ugh! No!
And then, the goblin was so eager to be an excellent host, so excited about trading goblin/elfin histories that when the elf showed up and was a terrible guest, I couldn't help but love this book.
Not to mention that it has illustrations that are gorgeous and add a completely different dimension to the story.
If you've ever had an unpleasant visitor, or if you've ever been an unpleasant visitor, this is a book for you.