Hero Is a Four Letter Word by J.M. FreyMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Hero Is a Four Letter Word is a pretty short read, consisting of 3 short stories.
The first, The Once and Future King was a cute read, featuring a reborn Arthur Pendragon as a baby.
The second story, Another Four Letter Word was my favourite. It's a retelling of Tam Lin and has echoes of all the things I've ever loved from the Turn Series.
The final story, Maddening Science, felt rather meh in comparison, playing on superhero/supervillain tropes. It's good on its own, I suppose, but after reading the first two, it didn't capture me much.
Note: I received a digital ARC of this book via Story Cartel
Flash Fiction Magazine - Issue 1 by Flash Fiction MagazineMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Flash Fiction Magazine is a mash up of everything. Of many beautiful anythings. From bite-sized stories lasting no more than a paragraph to those that run to a few pages, they cover almost all aspects of life: love, joy, sorrow, pain - and the plain weird.
There are some really beautiful pieces in there, which linger a little with you, alongside some which I just didn't get, but that's what it is: 50 little glimpses of life from 50 different perspectives.
I received a free review copy from one of the authors in exchange for an honest review.
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Hokay. Now back to doing exciting betas and excruciating edits.
(I apologise for the sudden lack of consistency in book reviews and other posts. In other words, I am simultaneously winning and failing in life at the same time. Just gotta get back on track...)
ALSO, BETHEL WORSHIP NIGHT THIS WEEKEND WOOHOOOOOOOOO.
(See: another win - yay concert; also another fail: ugh timmmeeeeee)
Awesome. I love short reads, especially lately. They're exactly what I need.
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