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Reading the ARC I had one fervent hope: that the author (or publisher) changes the name. Why? So many of my students are tired of the whole paranormal genre that the title alone will put them off (I know, I booktalked this to a couple of my most fervent readers). Problem is, this isn't about a paranormal family, it's about an extranormal family with not a whiff of vampires or wereanything.
The Fangs are a family living in the heartland of America, a mother, father and two siblings. What makes the ...more
The Fangs are a family living in the heartland of America, a mother, father and two siblings. What makes the ...more
This was a quirky, funny, fast-paced book. There's no way to really describe the plot without sounding weird, and I'm sure others have already done a great job of that. All I want to say is the dysfunctionality is treated in an honest, raw, yet humorous way - which is how we relate to family, anyway, isn't it? Or at least, in my family, we mask things in humor.
Dark humor at its best.
Oh Art. ...more
Dark humor at its best.
Oh Art. ...more
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