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About Holly Black
See more books from this AuthorHere’s to another generation finding comfort and inspiration on the border.
Read Full Review of Welcome to Bordertown | See more reviews from KirkusIt's more progressive, complicated and adult than many other YA books, and that's a good thing.
Read Full Review of Welcome to BordertownThe prose is stunning, the stories are fun and engaging, and the world is, as always, a fascinating place to visit.
Read Full Review of Welcome to BordertownWhile the series is marketed to a young adult audience, even people who don’t normally read the genre will find a startling array of narrators and situations that can move even those of us who actually do tell the kids to get off our lawns.
Read Full Review of Welcome to BordertownJohnson is proof that the anthology still delivers on its main promise: in the midst of the Depression 2.0, an honestly magical escape.
Read Full Review of Welcome to BordertownIt brings new readers easily into the mythos, while sharing the story of siblings Trish and Jim, one of whom chose to leave for Bordertown and one who was left behind.
Read Full Review of Welcome to BordertownCharacters wander the fringes of each others’ tales. The place itself takes on a compelling personality that is revealed and confirmed in each story.
Read Full Review of Welcome to BordertownThis anthology, which is targeted at existing fans of the series while also trying to attract an audience not as familiar with the material, manages to fulfill both functions with admirable excellence.
Read Full Review of Welcome to BordertownI would highly recommend the anthology for any fans of urban fantasy and fantasy; anyone who wonders if they could one day wind up on the border.
Read Full Review of Welcome to BordertownA wonderfully monstrous book of dangerous dreams and unlooked-for salvation in the streets of that frontier city.
Read Full Review of Welcome to BordertownI was disappointed in the over-the-top usage of unnecessary profanities. There is also a ton of drug usage and even more sexual stories and suggestive elements. What ever happened to a well-written story for the story's sake and not the shock elements.
Read Full Review of Welcome to BordertownI hope to see more Bordertown books in the next few years. I’m guessing today’s teens will love them as much as the past generation.
Read Full Review of Welcome to BordertownDespite the general dislike for short stories I think that teens will embrace Welcome to Bordertown wholeheartedly. Crank up your favorite rock and roll music and go looking for Bordertown.
Read Full Review of Welcome to BordertownTeens who enjoy short stories, urban fantasy, or who are looking for nontwilight supernatural creature stories might like this book.
Read Full Review of Welcome to BordertownIt was great to have short stories, poetry and graphic novels all in one book.
Read Full Review of Welcome to BordertownIn this amazing, funny, exciting book filled with fantastic stories, poems, songs, and much more you will come face to face with TrueBloods, runaways, vampires, werewolves, and so much more.
Read Full Review of Welcome to BordertownThe first bit by Ellen Kushner and Terri Windling is definitely one of my favorites and has irrevocably turned me into a fan. There is no going back.
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