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Pestilence by Laura Thalassa
5.0

Why did I wait to read this??

“Show him what we shine with. Show him humanity is worthy of redemption.”

I loved the philosophic challenge of this story. Initially, Pestilence wants to make Sara suffer (physically, mentally, emotionally) because he believes humanity is beyond redemption. He whole-heartedly believes he was created for a single purpose and that there is nothing within humanity worth saving. But by divine intervention, he shows Sara mercy.

Sara’s humanity is what shines through to Pestilence. Though she suffers, at least initially, she consistently shows Pestilence that goodness and love still exist in the world and are worth fighting for; and how they should be fought for (and she’s freaking hilarious while she does it