★★★☆☆
(Horror) Young lovers Alaina-Rose and her boyfriend Johnny struggle to make ends meet, and it doesn’t help that Alaina thinks she’s starting to see ghosts. (4,435 words; Time: 14m)
"unkind of mercy," by Alex Jennings [bio] (edited by Nisi Shawl), appeared in New Suns (RSR review), published on March 12, 2019 by Solaris.
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Review: 2019.267 (A Word for Authors)
Pro: I love Alaina, although the way she makes excuses for Johnny is a little worrying. She’s definitely the best part of the story though.
Con: When the ghosts destroy Johnny, that comes totally out of the blue. All I can figure is they did it because he’s a Trump supporter or something. Anyway, the switch from ghost story to aliens-making-people-disappear story didn’t work for me.
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Pro: I love Alaina, although the way she makes excuses for Johnny is a little worrying. She’s definitely the best part of the story though.
Con: When the ghosts destroy Johnny, that comes totally out of the blue. All I can figure is they did it because he’s a Trump supporter or something. Anyway, the switch from ghost story to aliens-making-people-disappear story didn’t work for me.
Other Reviews: Search Web, GoodReads.com
Alex Jennings Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
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