Cached US Kindle giveaway: 10 copies of @ursulav's THE SEVENTH BRIDE, which is a lovely retelling of Bluebeard. (I've been spinning the random book picker until I see books I have an upbeat association with.)
I'm a bit distracted right now, so it's hard for me to write things about it, but it is good, as are all of the author's classic story retellings. You should read them all, I think.
I really need to get back into Kingfisher's works. Some time back I read aloud her "Toad Words" short story to some friends & found myself weeping by the end. Her ability to tell a tale combines craft, tenderness, & such depth of imagination.
UK/IE Kindle giveaway: 5 copies of @ursulav's NETTLE & BONE, a somewhat sad story about a woman, her sister, domestic abuse, and a dog. There's also romance in it. (There is a happy ending! The tone of the book is just somewhat sad.) It won a Hugo this year, justifiably!
Note that this is UK/IE, so you MUST have an amazon.co.uk Kindle account. These get taken so slowly I'm barely checking anymore but you know what would change that? GRABBING THEM ALL QUICKLY!
A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking, T. Kingfisher
★★★★★
A fun and original take on the teenage wizard genre. With an immortal carnivorous sourdough starter named Bob (who may or may not count as a familiar)...