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The Parliament

By Aimee Pokwatka
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Publisher Description

The Birds meets The Princess Bride in this tale of friendship, responsibility, and the primal force of nature.

“Murder owls are extreme,” Jude said. “What’s more extreme than murder owls?”

Madigan Purdy is stuck in her hometown library.

When tens of thousands of owls descend on the building, rending and tearing at anyone foolish enough to step outside, Mad is tasked with keeping her students safe, and distracted, while they seek a solution to their dilemma.

Perhaps they’ll find the inspiration they seek in her favorite childhood book, The Silent Queen….

With food and fresh water in low supply, the denizens of the library will have to find a way out, and soon, but the owls don’t seem to be in a hurry to leave…

The Parliament is a story of grief and missed opportunities, but also of courage and hope.

And of extremely sharp beaks.

At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

9 Reviews

3.5
“3.5, because this book didn't want to end, omg. I thought this was a relatively enjoyable thriller that built up tension well. I unfortunately found some of the elements of it lame, like Mad's "secret" from Nash (give me a break), and the whole dual narrative between the real world and the YA book they are reading from... yeah, could've done without that. Sometimes it worked, but most of the time I just didn't see how it was connected to the other part of the story. And I literally have no idea why this is marketed as anything remotely close to "The Princess Bride". I think the ending was a bit too cheesy and would've liked to actually see the stakes that we had been anticipating pay off in the way that would've felt dramatic, and not just some happy ending where everyone is A-OK. Because really, how can this be categorized by "horror"? I don't know why my review is so bitter, because I actually had a lot of fun reading it lol. Always great to read something from a WV author and I thought this idea was creative. Just a bit lukewarm in the delivery.”

About Aimee Pokwatka

Aimee Pokwatka grew up in Wheeling, West Virginia. She studied anthropology at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and received her MFA in creative writing from Syracuse University. Her debut novel, Self-Portrait with Nothing was published in 2022 to wide acclaim. Her work has been published in Fairy Tale Review, Outlook Springs, Hunger Mountain, and elsewhere. She lives in New York with her family.

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