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Cryptid - ABNA 2013 Entry
Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award (ABNA) Entry - this eBook is a sample of the first 3,000-5,000 words; it is not the full book. The ABNA contest is operated on Amazon.com only. Visit this entry on Amazon.com to leave customer feedback. To vote for the Grand Prize winner starting May 21, visit www.amazon.com/ABNA.
Cryptid. It's like Terry Prattchett wrote "Reality Bites."On a ten point scale, Elizabeth Monday rankes a solid six. She's plump and dumpy, but large on personality and a love for New York City. She does what she can to enjoy a solitary life in the city of her dreams. When she unknowingly cheeses off a Greek god, his curse opens her eyes to all the imaginary creatures that share the city. From fairies to hell hounds, from unicorns to road trolls, a whole menagerie of misfit monsters beat feet to Elizabeth's door, and all turn out to be as needy as they are stinky. Hilarity and heartbreak follow as she discovers what it means to finally see what's really there, right in front of her face, and how much better it can be to live with her imperfect cryptids rather than the wrong lover. This 61.5K word story ranges from light hearted to darkest despair and back; Elizabeth Monday offers up an Every-woman hero that almost any reader can envision as herself.
Cryptid. It's like Terry Prattchett wrote "Reality Bites."On a ten point scale, Elizabeth Monday rankes a solid six. She's plump and dumpy, but large on personality and a love for New York City. She does what she can to enjoy a solitary life in the city of her dreams. When she unknowingly cheeses off a Greek god, his curse opens her eyes to all the imaginary creatures that share the city. From fairies to hell hounds, from unicorns to road trolls, a whole menagerie of misfit monsters beat feet to Elizabeth's door, and all turn out to be as needy as they are stinky. Hilarity and heartbreak follow as she discovers what it means to finally see what's really there, right in front of her face, and how much better it can be to live with her imperfect cryptids rather than the wrong lover. This 61.5K word story ranges from light hearted to darkest despair and back; Elizabeth Monday offers up an Every-woman hero that almost any reader can envision as herself.
10 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 12, 2013
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