![]() So whenever I read a novel of this type, I find I either really love it or just feel a bit meh. I’ve always found this results in me not clicking with magical realism/fabulism/contemporary fantasy quite as much, because there is often some aspects of ambiguity or suspension of disbelief required for the world to make sense. I’m a reader whose favourite books tend to be massively detailed fantasy tomes, with lots of rich worldbuilding. With McLemore’s signature lush prose, Dark and Deepest Red pairs the forbidding magic of a fairy tale with a modern story of passion and betrayal. But there’s more to what happened in 1518 than even Emil knows, and discovering the truth may decide whether Rosella survives the red shoes. They draw her toward a boy who knows the dancing fever’s history better than anyone: Emil, whose family was blamed for the fever five hundred years ago. ![]() As rumors of witchcraft spread, suspicion turns toward Lavinia and her family, and Lavinia may have to do the unimaginable to save herself and everyone she loves.įive centuries later, a pair of red shoes seal to Rosella Oliva’s feet, making her dance uncontrollably. A strange sickness sweeps through Strasbourg: women dance in the streets, some until they fall down dead. ![]() Genre: Historical | Contemporary | Magical realism | Young adult ![]() Title: Dark and Deepest Red by Anna-Marie McLemore ![]()
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