The Hum and the Shiver
2011 • 349 pages
Ratings41
Average rating3.7
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Ratings41
Average rating3.7
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6 primary books10 released booksTufa is a 10-book series with 6 primary works first released in 2011 with contributions by Alex Bledsoe and T. Frohock.
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Probably more like a 1.5, but I'm rounding down because of the ending.
This book reads like a blend of American tall tales and European faerie talkes along with a style of magic realism that puts me in mind of Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Hatfields and McCoys meet Midsummer Night's Dream. It's a haunting story that is not afraid to string the reader along with hints and guesses of what is truly happening and what we might be just imagining. It's a story about homecoming, trauma, and finding out who you are within and outside of your family. It's hard to say more without giving too much away, but if you like any of the above, I encourage you to read this book. I'll definitely be continuing in the series.
Read this for Sword & Laser and it went quickly but was more vaginal fantasy than I was interested in. The fantasy aspects of the story were not very deeply explored. This book did not motivate me to continue the series though.
I haven't stayed up past midnight to finish a book in a long time, but this one got me hooked. I'll save my full review for the podcast (sorry!) but I hope to read the next books in the series as well.
