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Short Story Review: Blood Brothers by Josie Jaffrey (2021)
Blood Brothers by Josie Jaffrey
This short story is tied into Jaffrey’s Sovereign and Seekers vampire series. Be sure to check them out!
I really liked this one! Adewale and Alastair are great characters and I’m really curious to learn more about them after this. I think I should probably have read more of the books in the series first (I’ve only read The Gilded King so far, but the rest are on my list!), as I was a little confused by some things, but overall a great read! Definitely got me in the mood for more vampire books. I’m really looking forward to the rest of this series!
I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Short Story Review: An Indelible Day (2020)
An Indelible Day by Cairo Marques (2020)
“We just weren’t compatible. Still, we’re going to exist within one another eternally. We’ve created indelible memories together.”
An Indelible Day is quite an interesting short story that makes for a quick, thought provoking read. The story is divided into three sections and each one is framed around conversations the main character, John C., has with three other people. The main characters are not given last names, only initials, which was an interesting stylistic choice. I think the last time I saw that was in classics, which is cool. The monologues of the characters and the way the story is framed reminded me of older stories, too, like Salinger’s style in Franny and Zooey, just having two characters engaged in a long conversation. It definitely flowed well.
I will say that I would’ve liked a bit more characterisation to really get to know each character and perhaps some backstory, and I do wish it had been expanded a little bit, with perhaps a bit more detail, but overall it made for a very interesting and engaging read.
I received a free ARC from the author in exchange for an honest review. Cross-posted to Goodreads.
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