What to read next if you never stopped loving robin mckinley. Sunshine has a stash of trashy vampire novels with titles like sordid. I love that book, and im disappointed that there isnt a sequel yet. Aug 30, 2009 sunshine by robin mckinley is very enjoyable. Wherein robin mckinley poses four questions and answers two. Rae seddon, nicknamed sunshine, head baker at her familys busy and popular cafe in downtown new arcadia, needed a place to get away from all the noise and confusionof the clientele and her family. Like so many readers, i first discovered robin mckinleys newbery awardwinning epic fantasy novel the hero and the crown as a teenager. Download and read online for free sunshine by robin mckinley. This urban fantasy novel starts with a bang, one of my favorite beginnings in a fantasy novel. By this i mean, i feel a lot of those books are same story different name, maybe variable a is changed, maybe its variable, you get the point. Hero and the crown is a fantasy novel written by robin mckinley and published by greenwillow books in 1984. The book is the prequel to the blue sword, written in 1982.
I did enjoy it, but some aspects just rubbed me a little too much and i had to get them off my chest. Maybe give it a chance and find out yourself if you like sunshine. And i love it and will always love it for giving me a beauty who was not beautiful and avoided mirrors at all cost and a beast with. Are there books similar to sunshine by robin mckinley. With sunshine, she delves into the fantastic world of vampires, imbuing it with the skewed sunshine of chick lit and creating an unforgettable and equally skewed heroine with the same name. Buffyesque baker rae sunshine seddon meets count draculas hunky byronic cousin in newberyawardwinner mckinleys first adultandthensome romp through the darkling streets of a. Sunshine by robin mckinley relationships with a vampire.
I dont feel like i have closure on it, so maybe if i get my thoughts down on paper as it were, i can get it out of my head. So its surprising that with her latest novel, sunshine. Jennifer carolyn robin mckinley born november 16, 1952 is an american author of fantasy and childrens books. Rae sunshine seddon is kidnapped by a gang of vampires, chained to the wall in an abandoned, isolated mansion, and left as a victim for another vampire, constantine, who is also chained up nearby the. I talk about my love for robin mckinley s books a lot.
Robin mckinley has won various awards and citations for her writing, including the newbery medal for the hero and the crown and a newbery honor for the blue sword. Sunshine robin mckinley so were only a month behind with this one, friends. Click to read more about sunshine by robin mckinley. The existing hidden legacy books ended well but left a lot of major threads. Till now, author mckinley has contributed a total of 20 books in her writing career. Just because i didnt like it, you have to avoid this novel, too.
If you liked sunshine by robin mckinley, here are some books like this. Not a sequel, really, but id like the third of diane farrs star trilogy. Buy a cheap copy of sunshine book by robin mckinley. With the onslaught of vampire books, it would seem there is nothing fresh within the genre. This novel has more graphic language than is usually found in her works. Funny how the films and books i debate on are often the ones that ive loved the most. Buffyesque baker rae sunshine seddon meets count draculas hunky byronic cousin in newberyawardwinner mckinley s first adultandthensome romp through the darkling streets of a.
Sunshine by robin mckinley and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Sunshine by robin mckinley books without any pictures. Its a very different vampire book than any other ive read, but in a good way. Really, all of robin mckinley s books leave you with such a satisfied and steeped in fantasy feeling shes one of my absolute favorite authors.
Robin mckinley books list of books by author robin mckinley. However, only pegasus book one is currently available. Nov 18, 2010 despite my critique, i would still give another robin mckinley novel a chance hereafter, because every novel is different and remember. A gripping, funny, pageturning, pretty much perfect work of magical literature. Sunshine just needed a spot where she could be alone with her thoughts for a minute. Despite my critique, i would still give another robin mckinley novel a chance hereafter, because every novel is different and remember. A retelling of the story of beauty and the beast, and the blue sword, and more on. Find books like sunshine from the worlds largest community of readers. Id visit the fantasy shelf in the book shops and go ooh um do i want to read this or not. I dont think that there is much that sets sunshine apart from mckinleys ya books, but then, i always thought that her ya books were spectacularly written and were only considered ya because they didnt talk about sex. Robin mckinley made her debut as a published author in 1978 with the novel beauty. Id for sure recommend deerskin as was mentioned above, and i just finished shadows that had a somewhat similar feel to the world building of sunshine. In her first novel for adults, the bestselling author and newbery medalist pens an exciting.
Dragonhaven, beauty and sunshine read like they were written by three different. Apr 23, 2018 robin has confirmed that pegasus is not intended to be a standalone novel, and that there will at some point be an ending to the story. Sunshine takes everything we have always known about the menacing eroticism of pale men with sharp teeth and throw it up into the air. Robin mckinley wrote this book and its a very good story if you like vampire tales. Feb 28, 2016 this is a little bit of a rant on this book. Robin mckinley is supposed to write comfort books, the kind you read to pieces and keep under the bed for when youre sick. Sunshine is a fantasy novel featuring vampires written by robin mckinley and published by berkley publishing group in 2003.
Now, i visit the mckinley shelves, beaming at my favorites. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or. The lurid copy and cover art of this american edition of mckinleys first for grownups inaccurately described as a mesmerizing novel of supernatural desire are wildly at odds with the story itself. Robin mckinleys very dark sunshine tales of the marvelous. Robin mckinley is supposed to write comfort books, the kind you read to pieces and keep. This might require two additional books, but, as she wrote above, she may be able to squash it back down to two. Below is a list of robin mckinleys books in order of. Her 1984 novel the hero and the crown won the newbery medal as the years best new american childrens book. Dragged along to a yard sale with my mother, i decided to look through a jumble of old books piled into a crate marked. But there hadnt been any trouble out at the lake for years, and she needed a place to be alone for a while.
Im thinking something like sunshine by robin mckinley or war for the oaks by emma bull. Really, all of robin mckinleys books leave you with such a satisfied and steeped in fantasy feeling shes one of my absolute favorite authors. Too much story, left with more questions than answers. Its essentially a classic of fairy tale retellings now.
I first read this book as a loan but of course it had to go back to the books owner so i bought a copy of my own to keep. Id visit the fantasy shelf in the book shops and go ooh um do i want to read this or. Purchased synopsis her feet are already bleeding if you like feet there are places. Sunshine won the mythopoeic fantasy award for adult literature in 2004. Sunshine from awardwinning and national bestselling author, robin mckinley, comes this dark, sensual vampire fairy tale. I wish that robin mckinleys sunshine never had to end. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read sunshine.
Neil gaiman there hadnt been any trouble out at the lake in years. There are places in the world where darkness rules, where its unwise to walk. The most recent novel written by her is titled as ebon. From awardwinning and national bestselling author, robin mckinley, comes. Thats not bad at all, right im glad that we took our time to read sunshine by robin mckinley, though. Just realized that at first glance, this seems kind of like the movie black snake moan, but with. Sunshine thinks about her sex life and relationships, and sex generally, and it plays a part in the storytelling. Sep 01, 2003 i wish that robin mckinley s sunshine never had to end. Sunshine by robin mckinley at the best online ebook storage. I didnt feel like looking at other peoples imaginary lives in flat black and white from out here in my only too unimaginary life. Whether or not you like this book regardless of how many other mckinley books youve read seems to depend on if you like her new style. Is there anything to satisfy my need for a book like this. From awardwinning and national bestselling author, robin mckinley, comes this dark, sensual vampire fairy tale. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers.
There hadnt been any trouble out at the lake for years, and sunshine just needed a spot where she could be alone with her thoughts. Download and read online for free ebooks written by robin mckinley. Nov 25, 2014 like so many readers, i first discovered robin mckinleys newbery awardwinning epic fantasy novel the hero and the crown as a teenager. Mildmannered vampire fantasy from britisher mckinley, author of whimsical, rather talky rewrites of classic fairytales for young adults. Fantasy, horror the story is set in an alternate universe, taking place after the voodoo wars, a conflict between humans and the other. Robin mckinley is already an established fantasy author, retelling some of our favorite childhood tales beauty and the beast and robin hood among them and winning various literary awards in the process. Those who like vampire tales, adventure, fantasy, and apocalyptic books will enjoy reading. Below is a list of robin mckinleys books in order of when they were first released. Click on a title, author name or category to see similar books. One of my most favorite books ever sunshine by robin mckinley 2003 berkeley books 389 pages source. Sunshine is definitely worthwhile if you like vampire lit, though this is a bit of an odd one. Author mckinley was born on november 16, 1952, in warren, ohio, the united states. I first read this book as a loan but of course it had to go back to.
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