Someone You Can Build a Nest in
A cosy fantasy as sweet as love and as dark as night
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- 129,00 kr
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- 129,00 kr
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"Do love stories often end this way?" "Why do you think it's over?"
Shesheshen has made a fatal mistake for a monster: she's fallen in love.
Shesheshen is a shapeshifter, who usually resides as an amorphous lump in the swamp of a ruined manor, unless impolite monster hunters invade intent on murdering her. Through a chance encounter, she meets a different kind of human, warm-hearted Homily, who mistakes Shesheshen for a human in turn.
Shesheshen is loath to deceive, but just as she's about to confess her true identity, Homily reveals she's hunting the shapeshifting monster that supposedly cursed her family. Shesheshen didn't curse anyone, but to give them both a chance at happiness, she must figure out why Homily's twisted family thinks she did. And the bigger challenge remains: surviving her toxic in-laws long enough to learn to build a life with the woman she loves.
A glorious, funny, occasionally slightly violent love story which asks us to examine - and re-examine - the meaning of legacy, family and love.
Readers love John Wiswell:
'Like a warm hug' - Goodreads reviewer on "Open House on Haunted Hill"
'So very sweet . . . a perfect little story' - Goodreads reviewer on 'Open House on Haunted Hill'
'Heart-aching . . . you shouldn't miss this one' - Goodreads reviewer on 'Open House on Haunted Hill'
'Cozy and charming and made my heart grow three sizes which cannot be healthy' - Goodreads reviewer on "Open House on Haunted Hill"
'Has such a unique view and voice in his writing that his work is literally incomparable. And I can't wait for what comes next' - Goodreads reviewer on 'Open House on Haunted Hill'
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Wiswell's grisly debut monster romance confronts familial abuse, otherness, and healing from trauma. Three human monster hunters surprise flesh-eating shape-shifter Shesheshen during her annual hibernation and poison her with a crossbow bolt soaked in rosemary before she can consume them. Weak from hunger and incomplete rest, Shesheshen—disguised as a human—hunts for food, as she must assimilate both organic and inorganic matter to maintain her body's structures and function. After she is unmasked and driven off a cliff, human woman Homily finds her and treats her injuries without realizing that Shesheshen is a monster. Attracted to Homily's selflessness, Shesheshen considers turning her savior into a self-sacrificing nest for her eggs. Both Shesheshen and Homily struggle with secrets they're keeping from each other, but as their association brings them afoul of powerful enemies, their painful pasts catch up with them. There's a potent emotional core to this blood-soaked tale, but the occasionally shaky worldbuilding muddles the message. Still, readers looking for dark and distinctive romantic fantasy will want to check this out.
