Sunshine
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Robin McKinley
A small-town baker uses her magic to confront a post–vampire apocalypse world in this award-winning fantasy Neil Gaiman called “pretty much perfect.” Although it had been mostly deserted since the Voodoo Wars, there hadn’t been any trouble out at the lake for years. Rae Seddon, nicknamed Sunshine, head baker at her family’s busy and popular café in downtown New Arcadia, needed a place to get away from all the noise and confusion—of the clientele and her family. Just for a few hours. Just to be able to hear herself think. She knew about the Others, of course. Everyone did. And several of her family’s best regular customers were from SOF—Special Other Forces—which had been created to deal with the threat and the danger of the Others. She drove out to her family’s old lakeside cabin and sat on the porch, swinging her feet and enjoying the silence and the silver moonlight on the water. She never heard them coming. Of course, you don’t when they’re vampires. Fans of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Sookie Stackhouse will cheer for this tough and quirky heroine. In Sunshine, which won the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature, McKinley has a vampire novel that is “a smart, funny tale of suspense and romance” (San Francisco Chronicle).
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Author
Robin McKinley
Pages
407
Publisher
Open Road Media
Published Date
2014-11-18
ISBN
1497673712 9781497673717
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"A unique take on vampires and what it means to be one"
Katie Aubuchon
"My comfort book. Will be accepting no criticism. "
Elizabeth Farrell-Chatha
"Horrible writing and just bad plot"
Laura Fox
"Magic and vampires that don't sparkle"
Connie Beach
"A better love story than Twilight, no for real. Also, will make you want cinnamon rolls. "
Karly Abreu
"Another testament to McKinley’s knack for creating stories that are both real and magical, otherworldly and relatable. There’s a wistfulness to this book that sticks with you long after you finish reading."
Devin Nickell
"This books makes you sunbathe , appreciate snacks and tea and leaves you wishing this was a whole series and to understand the world better, you feel like you are seeing a drop in the bucket with a pile of potential"
Nina Fuentes
"the description seems to be interesting, a type of story that will fulfill my love for vampires. "
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Van pinheiro
"Yes, mine too, obviously. So many people wanted her to write a sequel but Robin McKinley has vanished from the publishing scene. Not even her blog is left"
C Cooke