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“ɪ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʀᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ᴀ ᴄᴏᴡᴀʀᴅ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴍᴏᴜʀɴ ᴀ ʟᴇɢᴇɴᴅ.”

The Six Deaths of the Saint by Alix E. Harrow

I can confidently say this is my favorite short story I have ever read. Clocking in at less than an hour, this was packed with some very hard-hitting moments and gorgeous prose.

With the length of this story I can't go into much detail without spoiling, but for those who enjoy a visceral, emotional, twisting story with elements of romance, this is for you.

Quotes:

“ʏᴏᴜ ɢʀᴇᴡ ꜱᴛʀᴏɴɢ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴛʜᴏꜱᴇ ʏᴇᴀʀꜱ, ᴀɴᴅ ꜰᴀꜱᴛ, ᴜɴᴛɪʟ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʙᴏᴅʏ ᴡᴀꜱ ɴᴏ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴏʀᴇ ʙᴜᴛ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡɪᴇʟᴅᴇᴅ, ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴏʀᴅ, ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴀ ᴡᴇᴀᴘᴏɴ ɪᴛ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴍᴇ.”

“ᴡʜᴇɴ ʏᴏᴜ ᴅɪᴇ, ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ᴅᴇᴠɪʟ, ᴀ ᴋɪɴɢᴅᴏᴍ ᴡɪʟʟ ꜰᴀʟʟ ᴛᴏ ɪᴛꜱ ᴋɴᴇᴇꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄʀᴀᴡʟ ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʙɪᴇʀ. ɪɴ ᴀ ᴛʜᴏᴜꜱᴀɴᴅ ʏᴇᴀʀꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ ᴛʜᴏᴜꜱᴀɴᴅ ᴀꜰᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ, ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴡɪʟʟ ꜱᴛɪʟʟ ꜱɪɴɢ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀɪɴᴄᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʜɪꜱ ᴅᴇᴠɪʟ. ꜱᴏ ʟᴏɴɢ ᴀꜱ ʏᴏᴜ ᴅᴏ ᴀꜱ ɪ ꜱᴀʏ.”

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5

kimberlywyatt5's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I really liked this short story in the series. I loved the writing & the concept equally. It kept me interested and curious. The ending was perfect & I felt justice was done. I love the MFC. She is a badass. I just wish she’d have known her worth sooner and found her happiness before it was too late. This is (so far) the best book in the Amazon series.

dsarbear's review

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dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

a_reader_obsessed's review

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4.0

4 Stars

As I read this, I kept thinking it was slightly reminiscent of the movie Groundhog Day but instead with a medieval setting full of magic and violence and a power hungry prince who hones a girl into a deadly weapon - a girl who strives simply to be wanted and loved and finally finds self worth and a new destiny of choice, and I absolutely dug the concept.

Tough emotions that hit hard. This is 30 pages well worth your time and free if you have Amazon Prime.