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A place to discuss books with Shapeshifters in them for our 2020 Reading Challenge.

Just finished reading the first story in Kay Nielsen. East of the Sun and West of the Moon, and I loved it.

I read Empire of Wild for this category.
I can highly recommend it even though a I was disappointed by the final chapter

I read " shadow of the fox" trilogy I liked it.

"East of the Sun, West of the Moon" is one of my all-time favorite fairy tales. I read You Let Me in by Camilla Bruce, which is a super interesting and disturbing fairytale thriller, where a fae shapeshifts into the narrator's husband.

Margaret wrote: ""East of the Sun, West of the Moon" is one of my all-time favorite fairy tales. I read You Let Me in by Camilla Bruce, which is a super interesting and disturbing ..."

Wow, that looks like something I would like! How do you find out about all these great books Margaret?

It helps that I write for BuzzFeed and Book Riot!

I heard about You Let Me In from multiple people--Leah from this group, a fellow Book Riot contributor, and a publicist emailed me about it. So eventually, I read it.

It's very dark as a warning, but well worth reading.

I too loved East of the Sun and West of the Moon by Kay Nielson. I am reading a book that deals with eels during the time when the Normans are planning to build a magnificient Cathedral which meas the Saxon Chapel dedicated to St Etheldreda must be destroyed to accommodate it. It also shows us the life of Healers and their roles in the communities, sometimes called Witches. It is the dying of an old era. I also am reading A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas. I will not be able to read The Mystery of Grace, it is frightfully expensive and my Libraries do not have it. I do not have though I have over 20 of his books. I'll keep trying and the libraries will be shut over Xmas here in Oz. I could not even find it on Scribd................

Hello, all!

To those of you who loved/really liked "East of the Sun and West of the Moon," by Kay Nielsen -- I'm one of your tribe, btw :) -- there's another related book which you may want to consider:

East, by Edith Pattou.

It's the same story as East of the Sun and West of the Moon, but different author means different perspective and different writing style -- and I actually liked "East" quite a bit better! "East" also has a sequel, "West" ... and I've read them both. (But I like the first better than the second.)

Happy reading!! Hope all are staying well and healthy (if possible)!

To those of you who loved/really liked "East of the Sun and West of the Moon," by Kay Nielsen -- I'm one of your tribe, btw :) -- there's another related book which you may want to con..."

Thank you! I didn't know that book, and it looks like something I would love

East by Pattou was one of my favorite books in 2018!

I have been viewing the Shapeshifter in physical terms, but this discussion reminds me of the hero’s internal struggle. I aim to read at least some of these suggestions.

Jalilah wrote: "Wow, that looks like something I would like!..."

Margaret wrote: "...It's very dark as a warning, but well worth reading."

You Let Me In will be in my Top 5 of 2020 - it's soooooo good.

However, my opinion is likely biased by how relateable it was to me on a personal level. But yes, dark subject indeed. Yet I don't think it's any darker than what you, Jalilah, may have read in, say, the MENA group (based off comments you've made here on other titles you've read).

Leah wrote: " my opinion is likely biased by how relateable it was to me on a personal level. But yes, dark subject indeed. Yet I don't think it's any darker than what you, Jalilah, may have read in, say, the MENA group (based off comments you've made here on other titles you've read)...."

As you say, I read many books with a more serious, sometimes depressing subject matter where bad things happen to the characters. It's more horror I don't like and it more reading it. For instance I actually liked the movie Shinning but never wanted to read the novel. It's an hour and a half rather than several days where I would have to have these images in my mind. But movies where people get butchered and chopped up in pieces like Halloween or Texas Chainsaw Massacre I wouldn't even watch let alone read.

You Let Me in is not in the least like Texas Chainsaw Massacre or The Shining. I would call it a literary thriller?

It's not at all like Mexican Gothic, but I know you enjoyed that one, and it's no scarier than that.