A review by downtown_kb
Follow Me to the Yew Tree by Desirée M. Niccoli

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

 

“If Icarus could see me now, would he warn me away, tell me to find a man who didn’t have Death nipping at his heels? Or would he beckon me closer to my doom?”

 
I saw some lovely fanart for this story and went into it pretty blind. What a fantastic short story! 
This is sweet, heartfelt, sexy and mysterious with a bit of sinister dread that keeps your turning the pages.  All mixed with Irish folklore.

Have I mentioned how much I love perfectly written novellas?

Éireann is a Bean-Sídhe, she once made a deal with death and has been his herald now for hundreds of years. The story starts when she meets the next person who’s death she has witnessed, Elin. However, death has also shown her a glimpse of the life they could live together. Fighting against fate, Eireann is determined to do everything in her power to help Elin cheat death. 

This is beautiful writing and a well polished story. Eireann is strong, independent, and kind. She doesn’t fit the cookie cutter standard of 1800’s ladies, having seen so much, and I’m all for it. 

Elin is kind, strong but vulnerable with her. I loved that he could accept care from her when struggling. He was also very hot during sexy times.

Read this story! It was so very good. I really want to check out more by this author now. 

 
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