★★★☆☆
(Dark Fantasy) A man’s family beats a curse by creating a wife for him from three flowers. (5,436 words; Time: 18m)
"Florilegia; or, Some Lies About Flowers," by Amal El-Mohtar [bio] (edited by Dominik Parisien and Navah Wolfe), appeared in The Mythic Dream (RSR review), published on September 17, 2019 by Saga Press.
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Review: 2019.560 (A Word for Authors)
Pro: On one level, this is the story of Blodeuwedd escaping from her captivity. On another level, it’s a lesbian love story.
Con: I’m not familiar with the original myth, but I had a hard time buying the idea that Lleu would cooperate in setting up the conditions for his own death.
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Pro: On one level, this is the story of Blodeuwedd escaping from her captivity. On another level, it’s a lesbian love story.
Con: I’m not familiar with the original myth, but I had a hard time buying the idea that Lleu would cooperate in setting up the conditions for his own death.
Other Reviews: Search Web, GoodReads.com
Amal El-Mohtar Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
Follow RSR on Twitter, Facebook, RSS, or E-mail.
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