Red in Tooth and Claw

Praise for Red in Tooth and Claw
A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard selection
An Amazon, B&N Reads, and Kobo Best Book of the Month
A Paste Magazine and Reactor Most Anticipated book

“Readers will be hooked immediately, then rewarded with a plot that just keeps unfolding; cult problems, creature danger, magic, and mayhem abound… A definite purchase for most collections.” —School Library Journal

“A heart-fluttering romance develops alongside the spooky magic and gunslinging… Mysteriously spooky and ultimately heartwarming.” —Kirkus Reviews

“McBride embraces the wild and absurd here, and the resulting genre swirl of fantasy, mystery, horror, romance, and Western is all the better for it.” —BCCB

“With a unique setting, dark secrets, and terrifying creatures that go bump in the night, Lish McBride’s Red in Tooth and Claw is the perfect spooky read!” —The Honey POP

“In this eerie, blood-splashed Western, Lish McBride’s prose invokes a frontier that is harsh, cruel, and practical, allowing moments of warmth to shine all the brighter. Every time I put it down I picked it right back up. Just a damned enjoyable novel.” —Kendare Blake, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Three Dark Crowns

“Magic, murder, mystery, and mayhem, all set in against a wild, Western backdrop. I have never read anything like this. A terror and a true delight, all wrapped up in a gritty bow.” —Kristen Simmons, author of Article 5 and Find Him Where You Left Him Dead

“A stark, gritty horror set in an uncanny world, Red in Tooth and Claw transfixed me from the first line, pulling me in for a dark, tense, exhilarating ride.” —Gretchen McNeil, author of Ten and #murdertrending

“Lish McBride captivates with a fresh take on YA horror. Part cult drama, part monster story, and all heart, Red in Tooth and Claw will keep you glued to the pages!” —Chelsea Mueller, author of Prom House

Lish McBride is the author of funny and creepy young adult books such as Hold Me Closer, Necromancer; Necromancing the Stone; Firebug; Pyromantic; and Curses. She has published short stories on Tor.com, and in the anthologies Cornered, What to Read in the Rain, and Kisses & Curses. Her first book, Hold Me Closer, Necromancer, was an ALA Best Book for Young Adults title, a Morris Award finalist, and the winner of the Scandiuzzi Children’s Book Award. Lish is a former indie bookseller, has a MFA from University of New Orleans, and prefers pie to cake. While she has no long term goals for world domination, she would like her own castle.

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