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Libby, Alisa M.

The Blood Confession

389 pp. | Dutton | August, 2006 | Trade ISBN 0-525-47732-2 $18.99
(4) YA Pampered from childhood, sixteenth-century countess Erzebet fears a prophecy predicting her early death or eternal youth. Encouraged by a shadowy suitor, she bathes in peasant girls' blood (reflected by the red ink printing bleed that serves as a footer on the pages) to achieve the latter. Despite the initial slow pacing, readers will be intrigued by the claustrophobic atmosphere and unreliable narrator.
Reviewer: Claire E. Gross

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