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A review by sonshinelibrarian
Beautiful Sorrows by Mercedes M. Yardley
5.0
I'm not usually much of a big short story reader, but I knew Mercedes around the blogosphere years ago, so I picked this up a while ago and only now read it.
The stories, on the surface, aren't connected, yet somehow there is a thread that ties them all together. Mercedes has a beautiful lyrical quality to her writing and each story take unexpected turns. There is beauty and horror, fantasy and realism - sometimes all in the same short story. And some of them are truly short short stories. Her mastery over language is startling at times and these stories will linger with you long after you read them.
The stories, on the surface, aren't connected, yet somehow there is a thread that ties them all together. Mercedes has a beautiful lyrical quality to her writing and each story take unexpected turns. There is beauty and horror, fantasy and realism - sometimes all in the same short story. And some of them are truly short short stories. Her mastery over language is startling at times and these stories will linger with you long after you read them.