Catherynne M. Valente Books
One book on our shelf. Average spice 3/5, average darkness 4/5.
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The books
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Deathless
Koschei the Deathless shows up at Marya Morevna's window in Leningrad and takes her away to be his bride, and the folktale runs straight into Stalinism and the siege. The prose is gorgeous and dense. The siege chapters are hard reading.
- Fairy Tale Retellings
- Villain Gets the Girl
- Captor and Captive
Content warnings
War, Physical or emotional abuse, Death of a loved one, Graphic violence
