Ill definitely read whatever brenna yovanoff decides to write in the future. Mackie doyle is a very relatable character, despite the fact that he isnt human. The replacement mackie doyle is the replacement left in the crib of a human baby sixteen years ago. I liked how concrete brenna yovanoff made this realm. Mackie doyle is the replacement left in the crib of a human baby sixteen years ago.
Brenna yovanoff has an mfa in fiction from colorado state university and is the author of the new york times bestselling novel the replacement. This is a book that sneaks into your mind while youre brushing your teeth, making you glance into the mirror to be sure that the cutter is not standing silently behind you. Sixteenyearold mackie doyle knows that he replaced a human child when he was just an infant, and when a friends sister disappears he goes against his familys and towns deliberate denial of the problem to confront the beings that dwell under the town, tampering with human lives. Brenna yovanoffs the replacement is a haunting story. Its really hard to describe this book, its different from the average youngadult novel. She lives in virginia with her husband and their two children. The replacement, however, doesnt seem to be, meaning a large proportion of the book is spent setting the scene for a disproportionate amount of action and plot. Brenna yovanoff has written a number of novels for teens published by razorbill and delacorte and holds an mfa in fiction from colorado state university. But when tates baby sister goes missing, mackie is drawn back home to the fey underworld.
Brenna yovanoffs debut novel, the replacement is the story of mackie, a boy who is not human. Yovanoff brings a new aspect to the worn out ya paranormal genre with a book thats sure to find itself loved in the hands of fans of horror, paranormal, and good story telling. No one since francesca lia block has so consistently sided with the socalled monsters, and this darksparkled effort furthers the authors reputation as one of ya horrors most unique voices. Brenna yovanoff was raised in a barn, a tent, and a tepee, and was homeschooled until high school. The replacement by brenna yovanoff is a one of a kind novel, ya or not. When mackie first meets the morrigan the more benevolent of the two women who rule various parts of the faerie realm again. Brenna yovanoff is one third of the merry sisters of fate along with maggie stiefvater and tessa gratton, whose flash fiction can be found at she lives in denver, colorado. The replacement by brenna yovanoff the ranting dragon. It was the perfect mix of paranormal, creepy, and compelling. She spent her formative years in arkansas, in a town heavily populated by snakes, where sometimes they would drop turkeys out of the sky. Yovanoffs best book since the replacement 2010 finds her conjuring up another sickly sweet modern mythology of seemingly effortless originality. Now, he must face the dark creatures of the slag heaps from which he came and find his rightful place in our world or theirs.
Though he lives in the small town of gentry, he comes from a world of tunnels and black murky water, a world of living dead girls ruled by a little tattooed princess. Mackies been raised to avoid notice, so nobody will. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Discover book depositorys huge selection of brenna yovanoff books online. Brenna yovanoff brenna yovanoff is the author of several highly regarded novels for young adults, including new york times bestselling the replacement. Im quite a fan of this photo, just wish i was as much a fan of the book. Review of the replacement by brenna yovanoff good books. Actually, i think the word fairy was never used in the book. I loved this eerie and beautiful story of ugly things. The replacement kindle edition by yovanoff, brenna. Mackie would just like to be normal, to live quietly amongst humans, and spend time with his crush, tate. Recently she sat down with brenna yovanoff to discuss yovanoffs debut novel, the replacement. Discover more authors youll love listening to on audible. I talk a bit about one specific part, and, even though its not really spoiling anything, i know people who think even this much information is too much, so read with caution.
The replacement by brenna yovanoff book expectations. When she was five, she moved to colorado, where it snows on a. He is a replacementleft in the crib of a human baby sixteen years ago. I feel guilty for never having read a brenna yovanoff book. Though he lives in the small town of gentry, he comes from a world of tunnels and black. The replacement by brenna yovanoff published by simon and schuster on 20110106 genres. So though he lives in the small town of gentry, mackies real home is the fey world of tunnels and black, murky water, a world of living dead girls ruled by a little tattooed princess. She is also apart of a writing group called the merry sisters of fate with famed authors tessa gratton and maggie stiefvater. The replacement by brenna yovanoff book cover, description, publication history. Join facebook to connect with brenna yovanoff and others you may know.
The replacement is a chilling and, often times, gruesome debut. Brenna yovanoff has books on goodreads with 169193 ratings. The replacement by brenna yovanoff dreaming with your. Brenna yovanoff audio books, best sellers, author bio. Brenna yovanoffs debut spins up a much darker, less sexy vision of faeries than most urban fantasy today a dark, jagged, earthscented story in an unnerving town. Yovanoff does, however, manage to keep the reader hooked through the innovative crafting of descriptive phrases, and achieving a good balance between quality and quantity. Buy a cheap copy of the replacement book by brenna yovanoff. Mackie doyle is a replacement a fairy child left in the crib of a human baby sixteen years ago, to replace the baby when it was stolen away by the fey. Read the resulting interview below, or turn the tables to see what happened when brenna. The replacement by brenna yovanoff i have wanted to read this book for a long time. Browse brenna yovanoffs bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. Brenna yovanoff books list of books by author brenna. Mackie doyle seems like everyone else in the perfect little town of gentry, but he is living with a fatal secret he is a replacement, left in the crib of a human baby sixteen years ago.
The world that yovanoff has created is very original and not your common fairy realm. Now, because of fatal allergies to iron, blood, and consecrated ground, mackie is fighting to survive in the human world. Mackie doyle is a replacement a fairy child left in the crib of a human baby 16 years ago, to replace the baby when it was stolen away by the fey. Young adult, dark fantasy, horror, speculative fiction publisher. The replacement by brenna yovanoff 2011, paperback for. Brenna yovanoff does such a wonderful job of stringing words together and turning them into sounds, sights and emotions. The replacement by brenna yovanoff fantastic fiction. Mackie doyle is a changeling who was placed in a stolen human babys crib and though he lives as a human, his inability to tolerate iron even in blood threatens to expose him.
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