Reviews

The Six Deaths of the Saint by Alix E. Harrow

indigosummers's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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

4.0

alexandriam_rose's review against another edition

5.0

already had plans to read more from this author, and now very much looking forward to it

quesadillaqueen's review against another edition

4.75

Beautifully haunting. So well crafted for a short story of only 30 pages. 

tomperignon's review against another edition

3.0

The first time I read Alix Harrow - I was left disappointed. Portal magic, a small subgenre in fantasy,
has the potential to open so many doors (get it?). But when I read The Ten Thousand Doors of January all I could think of was how I would have done everything differently.
So when I was recommended this short story, I was skeptical. But since it was 30 pages only it really couldn't hurt. And you know, I generally enjoyed this!
A girl lies dying in a barn. a Saintly angel appears to her and tells her how she will help the King conquer all the land. With the help of the Saint she learns the way of the sword - until one day she is mortally wounded. The King, having already known this would happen shows her a Pensive like fountain where the main character drowns herself. When she wakes up, she is again back in the barn dying but carrying all the knowledge she had from her previous life.
It's basically medieval Groundhog Day!
I think the application of portal magic was better in this story. As the story unfolds we begin to see the character transform from a morally gray character to a more sympathetic one.
for such a short page run there is quite a bit of meat and potatoes here.
I would be interested to revisit some of this author's newest novels.

kaylamanzoeillo's review against another edition

mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.5

cornelia_sl's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

zsanc's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

lovemishka's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

5.0

claire_dal's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

living_for_the_hope_of_it_all's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

i never know how to rate short stories but.

wow.

i expected it to be good, but not THAT GOOD.

genuinely felt like i was reading an actual novel.

wow.