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The Six Deaths of the Saint by Alix E. Harrow
5.0
“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
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