★★★☆☆ Average
(Modern Fantasy Horror) An evil fairy takes different forms over the years to stalk a young boy hoping to steal, ruin, or kill him. (6,214 words; Time: 20m)
"Bread and Milk and Salt," by Sarah Gailey [bio] (edited by Dominik Parisien and Navah Wolfe), appeared in Robots vs. Fairies (RSR review), published on January 9, 2018 by Saga Press.
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Review: 2018.140 (A Word for Authors)
Pro: : It’s a story about an evil fairy who wants to steal away a young boy and how she finally succeeds (sort of) but at terrible personal cost. It’s also the story of how a boy grew into a psychopath and ended up punished by a dark fairy in his own image that he can’t get rid of.
Con: It’s hard to enjoy an evil vs. evil story, particularly when neither character has any redeeming qualities whatsoever.
Given the nature of the story and the behavior of the characters, I think they both got off too light.
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Pro: : It’s a story about an evil fairy who wants to steal away a young boy and how she finally succeeds (sort of) but at terrible personal cost. It’s also the story of how a boy grew into a psychopath and ended up punished by a dark fairy in his own image that he can’t get rid of.
Con: It’s hard to enjoy an evil vs. evil story, particularly when neither character has any redeeming qualities whatsoever.
Given the nature of the story and the behavior of the characters, I think they both got off too light.
Other Reviews: Search Web, GoodReads.com
Sarah Gailey Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
Follow RSR on Twitter, Facebook, RSS, or E-mail.
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