Night Owls: Chapters 26-29

by A.R. Vishny
This novel follows two undead owl shapeshifters, vampire sisters Clara and Molly, and Boaz, who works at the theater they own, as they try to rescue Molly's girlfriend after she vanishes.



Here are links to our lists for the book: Chapters 1-3, Chapters 4-8, Chapters 9-13, Chapters 14-18, Chapters 19-21, Chapters 22-25, Chapters 26-29, Chapters 30-34, Chapters 35-39, Chapter 40-Epilogue

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  1. profoundly
    to a great depth psychologically
    It wasn’t just that this was all profoundly embarrassing, though that was certainly part of it.
  2. awning
    a canvas canopy to shelter people or things from rain or sun
    Boaz didn’t think they were ordinarily open this late, but when they reached the awning, they found the lights still on.
  3. glower
    look angry or sullen as if to signal disapproval
    She glowered at him then, and for a second, he wasn’t sure if what he was seeing was simply Clara, inches from absolutely losing it with him, or a monster.
  4. gentile
    a Christian as contrasted with a Jew
    “What I meant was, it’s interesting, given what gentiles historically think we do with blood, that you also eat bread. You’re, like...”
  5. ply
    keep offering or supplying something desirable to someone
    The bread that Clara had attempted to ply her with had done little good.
  6. omnibus
    a vehicle carrying many passengers
    Moving between and among the regular car traffic of Second Avenue was something Molly had thought she’d never see again, something she had not seen in well over a hundred years: horse-drawn omnibuses crowding the avenue.
  7. vandal
    someone who willfully destroys or defaces property
    She even wondered if it had been ripped up, if some vandals had taken it.
  8. clamber
    climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
    Then she clambered up, but before she was even on her clawed feet, one of the others flew toward them.
  9. efficacy
    capacity or power to produce a desired result
    Boaz, meanwhile, wielded the broom with surprising efficacy.
  10. cleave
    separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument
    Her knees buckled, and her vision swam, and she wondered for a moment if this was dying, whether she’d been cleaved in two.
  11. barrage
    the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area
    From where he deposited her on the floor in something of a heap, she watched him take the broom and use it to block the door, holding it back against the rattling barrage of girls throwing themselves against the glass, trying to ram it off its hinges.
  12. tremendous
    extraordinarily large in extent or amount or power
    There was a tremendous thud against the door, and the broom bent a little.
  13. tinge
    a pale or subdued color
    She met his gaze and was certain that he looked a bit pale, that the faint greenish tinge from his still-healing nose was more pronounced, that she’d done something to hurt him.
  14. ebb
    fall away or decline
    He polished one off in two bites, and then sat up a little further, glad that the dizzy spell was already ebbing.
  15. anemic
    relating to or having a deficiency of red blood cells
    “That way you can’t blame me for making you anemic.”
  16. tender
    hurting
    It was a bit tender, like a fresh bruise.
  17. emanate
    proceed or issue forth, as from a source
    But lit by moonlight and the light emanating from the bustle of Second Avenue below them, he wasn’t sure what to make of it.
  18. argumentative
    given to or characterized by a tendency to dispute
    “Not to be argumentative, but you’ve been in the city a long time.”
  19. frail
    physically weak
    His mother’s parents, who lived down the street from them, were sharp and a little intimidating, but still frail.
  20. unscathed
    not injured
    That the family had in fact spoken to ghosts since the days of the Temple, when their ancestor believed he had bested the Prince of Demons, only to find that no one escapes such a test unscathed.
  21. baklava
    dessert made of flaky pastry, nuts, and honey
    He reminded Eli at least once a shift, regaling him with stories about how he had triumphed in America with no income and no English and no safety net to speak of save this community, while Eli arranged platters of hors d’oeuvres and tilted beneath trays of baklava.
  22. dote
    shower with love; show excessive affection for
    He was going to have two parents who cared and grandparents who doted on him and spend summers in a house on the shore.
  23. jumble
    assemble without order or sense
    He shook his head, like jumbling his thoughts would make them fall clearer, let him see that he was mistaken.
  24. confront
    deal with head on
    He would confront her.
  25. prattle
    speak about unimportant matters rapidly and incessantly
    The two hosts were gone, their prattling with them.
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