Ellie West is our main female protagonist. I enjoyed my time with this story for the most part. It straddles a few different genres, mainly dark fantasy, historical fiction, and maybe a touch of magical realism. I don't want to create any false hope or expectations.
New Year, New Fear!Īfter finishing this book last night, I would conclude that it's horror-adjacent. It came highly recommended to us by some authors who write urban/dark fantasy/horror: Alan Baxter, Chuck Wendig, and Seanan McGuire.
Ashley and I picked this book out as a read along for our curated horror book club, Night Worms. Photo Cred: is my very first reading experience with Molly Tanzer. The cult is masquerading as a church promising salvation through temperance and a return to "the good old days," so it's hard for Ellie to take a stand against them, especially when her father joins, but Ellie loves Long Island, and she loves her family, and she'll do whatever it takes to ensure neither is torn apart.Book Review: CREATURES OF WANT & RUIN by Molly Tanzer Distilled from foul mushrooms by a cult of diabolists, those who drink it see terrible things-like the destruction of Long Island in fire and flood. What Ellie doesn't know is that this booze is special. So desperate that when wealthy strangers ask her to procure libations for an extravagant party Ellie sells them everything she has, including some booze she acquired under unusual circumstances.
It's dangerous work under Prohibition-independent operators like her are despised by federal agents and mobsters alike-but Ellie's brother was accepted to college and Ellie's desperate to see him go. Tanzer is absolutely one to watch." - Seanan McGuire, bestselling, award-winning author of In an Absent DreamĪmityville baywoman Ellie West fishes by day and bootlegs moonshine by night. This book is a delicate dream, mixing its own internal mythology with a brutal tale of prejudice and human frailty.
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