She Made Herself a Monster
by Anna Kovatcheva
Anna Kovatcheva · 2026
ISBN 9780063436374
You cannot fight a poor harvest, but you can banish the demon that threatens your land. In 19th century Bulgaria, Yana is an unconventional helper. A self-proclaimed vampire hunter, she travels the desolate landscape, and in each struggling village that she visits, she stages a grisly tableau in a public square. She tells the stricken villagers stories of monsters that stalk the nights. Then she eliminates the threat, and sows seeds of hope in its wake. The village Koprivci thinks itself cursed—plagued by illness and dark fortune, its children seldom survive infancy. There, Yana meets Anka—an…
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