Book Review: The Brides of Rollrock Island by Margo Lanagan

[sigyns]

Summary: On remote Rollrock Island, men make their living--and fetch their wives--from the sea.

The Witch Misskaella knows how to find the girl at the heart of a seal. She'll coax a beauty from the beast for any man, for a price. And what man wouldn't want a sea-wife, to and to hold, and to keep by his side forever?

But though he may tell himself that he is the master, one look in his new bride's eyes will transform him just as much as it changes her. Both will be ensnared--and the witch will look on, laughing.

In this magical, seaswept novel, Margo Lanagan tells an extraordinary tale of desire, despair, and transformation. With devastatingly beautiful prose, she reveals characters capable of unspeakable cruelty, but also of unspoken love.

See the review at On The Nightstand.

Comments

[wednes]

What's up with people creating fake accounts to review their own books?
Does that ever work?

[sigyns]

Er, sorry? I'm not the author.

[wednes]

Well, then that's a very nice thing to do for your friend.

[sigyns]

Oookay. The extent of my relationship with the author is that I follow her on twitter. My co-blogger Catherine is closer to her than I am, and that in no way influenced my review, which was written before I joined Catherine in co-running the blog, which I have proof of on my GoodReads account.

I'm not entirely certain what your issue with me is, but I'd appreciate it if you didn't make false accusations against myself and the author. Thanks.

[wednes]

You might appear less suspect if your review wasn't made within a few hours of creating the account and joining the community.

You didn't even review the book, it's just a ploy to get people to click outside the site. I am amused though, at how vehemently you're defending your spam.

[sigyns]

I didn't realize my account being brand new was a crime. My apologies.

I also didn't realize you weren't supposed to link to your own sites here, as I'd seen other people doing it and nothing was said about it in the FAQ. It's a mistake I won't make again, then.

I'm done with this conversation.