Night Owls: Chapters 30-34

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. conjure
    summon into action or bring into existence
    If he thought of it, he could still conjure the feeling of her teeth in his neck, the feeling of her hands in his hair, lips on his skin, the way his stomach had flipped.
  2. livid
    furiously angry
    His mother, meanwhile, looked livid.
  3. interject
    speak abruptly, especially as an interruption
    “Daniel here says that you went to meet a strange man you found online—”
    “That Daniel found online, to be clear,” Boaz interjected.
  4. consolation
    the comfort you feel when soothed in times of disappointment
    The one consolation was that Daniel looked miserable, like he wanted to vanish just as much as Boaz wanted to, which was absurd because he had 1) caused this and 2) was not currently being grilled about his “confusing feelings” about vampires.
  5. ambush
    wait in hiding to attack
    “You were the one who said the ghosts were connected to your bosses—”
    “So, what, you’re just going to ambush me?”
  6. berate
    censure severely or angrily
    He didn’t know what possessed Aunt Hila to think that he’d eat while being berated for being too much like his father.
  7. erupt
    release suddenly and often violently something pent up
    Everyone was looking at him, as if he were six and throwing a temper tantrum, or like he was a time bomb, about to erupt any second.
  8. preempt
    take action to prevent someone else from acting
    When he stood up again, he heard his aunt Hila start to say something, but he preempted it.
  9. administration
    the group of people who manage or direct an institution
    Angrier than the times he’d come by her apartment drunk, or the time she had to confront the Arbel administration on the meaning of avodah zara.
  10. barge
    push one's way
    “Who are you expecting to barge in?”
  11. lively
    filled with events or activity
    It was mild for a November night, the streets still busy and lively with people as they crossed onto Avenue A.
  12. sustain
    provide with nourishment
    How long she had been sustained on those dreams, handsome young men with curls and kind smiles who would love her without condition.
  13. lank
    long and thin and often limp
    But her skin was pinched and gray, and her hair hung lank, not her ordinary tousle of curls, but thin and lifeless, and not at all the way it usually appeared when she let down her hair.
  14. brittle
    not annealed and consequently easily cracked or fractured
    Her fingers were long but brittle and useless, and her teeth were her own.
  15. muffled
    being or made softer or less loud or clear
    Clara heard the muffled sound of shouting, arguing, before at last the trunk opened, and the cool November night air flooded in.
  16. accomplice
    a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan
    How dare he tell his accomplice to ignore her?
  17. assuage
    cause to be more favorably inclined
    It did nothing to assuage her anger.
  18. stony
    showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings
    “A girl has vanished, and no one else remembers her,” she said, her voice stony.
  19. intent
    giving or marked by complete attention to
    His gaze was so intent on hers that he didn’t notice as her fingers found the clasp.
  20. in vain
    without a successful result or effect
    Boaz rose to his feet, trying in vain to wipe the dirt from his trouser legs and the sleeves of his sweatshirt.
  21. grime
    thick or ingrained dirt
    He was freezing cold and caked in grime and sure of absolutely nothing except that he had just made a series of horrible mistakes, each worse than the last.
  22. bitterly
    in a hostile or resentful manner
    Daniel laughed bitterly.
  23. savage
    without civilizing influences
    A savage part of him wanted to do it, just to prove a point, even if that meant walking until morning.
  24. clod
    a compact mass
    Boaz played with the sleeve of his hoodie, trying to pick off the dirt clods that still clung to it.
  25. grovel
    show submission or fear
    That there would be a tomorrow, that come morning, he would try and fix things, do a bit of groveling to Daniel and a lot of groveling to Clara.
Created on Thu Apr 03 04:25:27 EDT 2025 (updated Thu Apr 10 16:58:19 EDT 2025)

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