Título: The Witch and the Vampire: A Novel
Autor: Francesca Flores
Sinopse: Francesca Flores's The Witch and the Vampire is a queer Rapunzel retelling where a witch and a vampire who trust no one but themselves must journey together through a cursed forest with danger at every turn.
Ava and Kaye used to be best friends. Until one night two years ago, vampires broke through the magical barrier protecting their town, and in the ensuing attack, Kaye’s mother was killed, and Ava was turned into a vampire. Since then, Ava has been trapped in her house. Her mother Eugenia needs her: Ava still has her witch powers, and Eugenia must take them in order to hide that she's a vampire as well. Desperate to escape her confinement and stop her mother's plans to destroy the town, Ava must break out, flee to the forest, and seek help from the vampires who live there. When there is another attack, she sees her opportunity and escapes.
Kaye, now at the end of her training as a Flame witch, is ready to fulfill her duty of killing any vampires that threaten the town, including Ava. On the night that Ava escapes, Kaye follows her and convinces her to travel together into the forest, while secretly planning to turn her in. Ava agrees, hoping to rekindle their old friendship, and the romantic feelings she'd started to have for Kaye before that terrible night.
But with monstrous trees that devour humans whole, vampires who attack from above, and Ava’s stepfather tracking her, the woods are full of danger. As they travel deeper into the forest, Kaye questions everything she thought she knew. The two are each other's greatest threat―and also their only hope, if they want to make it through the forest unscathed.
Contexto da obra
Como livro em inglês, esta obra costuma ganhar também uma camada própria de interesse editorial e linguístico. “The Witch and the Vampire: A Novel”, de Francesca Flores, publicado pela editora Wednesday Books, em 2023 e com 368 páginas, integra a categoria Livros em Inglês. Por isso, o interesse da obra tende a se ampliar quando o leitor considera também a relação com a língua em que ela circula.
Editora: Wednesday Books
Páginas: 368
Ano: 2023-03-21
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Linguagem: en
ISBN: 1250220513
ISBN13: 9781250220516
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Wednesday Books costumam transportar o leitor para universos onde o extraordinário se mistura ao cotidiano, seja por meio de fantasia, romance ou mistério. Muitas histórias exploram jornadas pessoais intensas, como descobertas de identidade, confrontos com o passado e relações complexas, geralmente com protagonistas jovens enfrentando dilemas emocionais e sociais. O tom varia entre o envolvente e o reflexivo, com ritmo que pode oscilar entre a tensão crescente e momentos de humor ou leveza. O catálogo sugere uma preferência por narrativas que combinam elementos fantásticos e realistas, frequentemente ambientadas em contextos contemporâneos ou históricos, e que valorizam personagens multifacetados e conflitos internos.
