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Santa Olivia
Santa Olivia | Jacqueline Carey
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Lushly written with rich and vivid characters, SANTA OLIVIA is Jacqueline Carey's take on comic book superheroes and the classic werewolf myth. Loup Garron was born and raised in Santa Olivia, an isolated, disenfranchised town next to a US military base inside a DMZ buffer zone between Texas and Mexico. A fugitive "Wolf-Man" who had a love affair with a local woman, Loup's father was one of a group of men genetically-manipulated and used by the US government as a weapon. The "Wolf-Men" were engineered to have superhuman strength, speed, sensory capability, stamina, and a total lack of fear, and Loup, named for and sharing her father's wolf-like qualities, is marked as an outsider. After her mother dies, Loup goes to live among the misfit orphans at the parish church, where they seethe from the injustices visited upon the locals by the soldiers. Eventually, the orphans find an outlet for their frustrations: They form a vigilante group to support Loup Garron who, costumed as their patron saint, Santa Olivia, uses her special abilities to avenge the town. Aware that she could lose her freedom, and possibly her life, Loup is determined to fight to redress the wrongs her community has suffered. And like the reincarnation of their patron saint, she will bring hope to all of Santa Olivia.
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Bookgoil
Santa Olivia | Jacqueline Carey
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Well time to take the dogs out and go to bed! I hit my 24th hour for #24in48 by finishing The Lost Girl and am proud of the books I read - 8 kids books and two novels plus one audiobook finished - Turtles All the Way Down and almost 2 hours of another audiobook - Santa Olivia. #readathon

Eyelit Great job! 5y
BekahB Congrats!! 🎉🎉 5y
Megabooks 📚🎉👏🏻👍🏻😊😊💙 5y
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DGRachel Congrats! 5y
parttimedomestic Woohoo! 🎉🎉🎉 5y
Bookzombie 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 5y
hes7 Yay! 🎉 5y
Bookish.SAM Congrats!!🍾 5y
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kayceecruz
Santa Olivia | Jacqueline Carey
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I am not sure I have the words for this book. I love it so much. Loup as a main character was so unique and wonderful. The fact that what happens in this book in regards to the Outpost and America is a scary possibility these days makes this book even more relevant. I love the writing style which reminded me v. much of Isabella Allende. 10/10. One of my favorite reads of he year. ❤️❤️❤️

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kayceecruz
Santa Olivia | Jacqueline Carey
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Fierce female characters, genetically altered humans, POC representation, government conspiracies, and a masked vigilante aka Zorro but female all written in the vein of Isabella Allende. This book is in my wheel barrow for sure!

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Larkken
Santa Olivia | Jacqueline Carey
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Best start to one of her series since Kushiel. Looking forward to the next...

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dylanisreading
Santa Olivia | Jacqueline Carey
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I'm on a quest to read sci-fi and fantasy featuring queer main characters. Got any recs? Please share. Also, is it just me or is the new Litsy prettier? #queersff #queerlit

syasutake Here's one. It's YA. 7y
dylanisreading @syasutake sounds interesting. Adding it to my TBR. Thanks! 7y
dylanisreading @Owlizabeth sounds exactly like what I'm looking for! Thank you! 7y
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Soubhiville
Santa Olivia | Jacqueline Carey
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Loup Garron from Santa Olivia is a #kickassherione. Her dad was a genetically manipulated human weapon, and she takes after him, a vigilante determined to make a better life for the downtrodden in her community. Good stuff! #SeasonsReadings2016

Lindy Good pick! 7y
Hooked_on_books Interesting name. I'm guessing you know loup garou is French for werewolf, eh? 7y
Soubhiville @Hooked_on_books yes, the genetically altered soldiers are called "wolf-men". I'm not sure why his daughter was named that, but it's a fun allusion. 7y
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RanaElizabeth
Santa Olivia | Jacqueline Carey
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Werewolves (sorta), super soldiers (sorta), Mexican saints (sorta), and boxing (definitely). I think most people have heard of Carey's fabulous and sexy Kushiel series but this duology is just as fabulous and sexy but with the addition of fun.
#recommendsday

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