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Kirsty Logan

Author of The Gracekeepers

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Works by Kirsty Logan

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The Djinn Falls in Love & Other Stories (2017) — Contributor — 276 copies
Hag: Forgotten Folktales Retold (2020) — Contributor — 90 copies
Pen and Ink: Tattoos and the Stories Behind Them (2014) — Contributor — 72 copies
Furies: Stories of the wicked, wild and untamed (2023) — Contributor — 55 copies
Best of British Fantasy 2018 (2019) — Contributor — 32 copies
OMGQueer (2012) — Contributor — 30 copies
Best Lesbian Erotica 2011 (2010) — Contributor — 29 copies
The Best British Short Stories 2011 (2011) — Contributor — 27 copies
Best Lesbian Erotica 2012 (2011) — Contributor — 22 copies
Best of British Fantasy 2019 (2020) — Contributor — 19 copies
Haunted Voices (2019) — Contributor — 14 copies
Nightscript Volume 1 (2015) — Contributor — 11 copies
Best Lesbian Erotica 2013 (2012) — Contributor — 11 copies
Girl Crush: Women's Erotic Fantasies (2010) — Contributor — 11 copies
Girl Fever: 69 Stories of Sudden Sex for Lesbians (2012) — Contributor — 9 copies
Nightscript Volume 4 (2018) — Contributor — 6 copies
The Dark #047: April 2019 (2019) — Contributor — 3 copies
Shut Up/Look Pretty (2012) — Contributor — 2 copies
Gramarye 14 (2018) — Contributor — 1 copy

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Birthdate
1984
Gender
female
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UK

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None of these characters is likeable.
 
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PiaRavenari | 3 other reviews | Aug 4, 2023 |
I was initially (briefly) disappointed that this novel has little connection to The Gracekeepers, despite being advertised that way. (Apparently they are a series in theme only). Kirsty Logan’s writing is beautiful, as are her characters, so all is forgiven.

This is a slow tale of a family’s grief, depression, and loss, but also of growth, adaptation, love, and renewal. Their daily mundane rituals and the little lies and big legends they tell each other, and themselves, out of love. And their enchanting, harsh fictional island home that takes and takes from its residents, but also anchors them—along with the reader.… (more)
 
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Littlecatbird | 5 other reviews | Jul 7, 2023 |
Once again I didn't check the bookjacket or equivalent before reading and was surprised at the world I found myself in.

Review in a word: atmospheric. I have a vivid mental image of this world, and it is misty and haunting. In my mind it's a pen-and-ink drawing; thin lines, shadows, an effective depiction of a mood, details left to be inferred by the imagination this drawing awakens. I am interested in the world this invokes.

The problem maybe is obvious - this wasn't a drawing, a still, but a story, and the story isn't enough for the book, maybe too sparse and sometimes too obvious. The world-building is so promising but so minimal, it doesn't fill that void either. There is a lot of promise in this writing and voice and imagination, and I might read another work, but I can't say I loved this one.

I do wonder... I've read stories that were very much a sketch that I found so brilliant and meaningful, and I've read stories that were heavy on a personal symbolism that I didn't understand at all. Maybe the author and I just don't have enough overlap.
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Kiramke | 80 other reviews | Jun 27, 2023 |
While I did mostly enjoy it, I really dislike that the clearly autistic boy was considered some sort of fae not-quite-of-this-world being. It loses 2 stars for that.
 
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