Alyxandra Harvey studied Creative Writing and Literature at York University. She now lives in a stone Victorian house in Ontario. She loves medieval dresses, used to be able to recite all of The Lady of Shalott by Tennyson, and has been accused of being born in the wrong century. When not writing, she is a belly dancer and jewelry-maker. She likes lattes, chocolate and tattoos. Among her favourite books are ‘The Wood Wife’ by Terri Windling, ‘Jane Eyre’ by Charlotte Bronte, and of course, ‘Pride and Prejudice’ by Jane Austen. Learn more at 
Hearts at Stake by Alyxandra Harvey
Solange Drake is about to turn sixteen and she just wants to be a normal teenager. That’s hard enough when she’s got seven big brothers hovering over her, but what really sucks is that she knows she’s going to die on her birthday. If she’s strong enough to survive the Bloodchange, she’ll return as a powerful vampire — the only female vampire born (not made) in centuries and, according to an ancient prophecy, she’ll be the rightful vampire queen. She doesn’t really want to be queen,
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I might say "formulaic" actually.
Your review made me curious, so I looked this book up. Sure enough: Tor. Tor seems to specialize in these…
It's a tightrope act for sure.
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yes, I mean, there are certainly lots of good sci-fi/fantasy novellas out there, so they aren't impossible to do, but…