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A review by oookateooo
Apex Magazine Issue 121 by Jason Sizemore, Merc Fenn Wolfmoor, P.H. Lee, Charles Payseur, Malka Ann Older, Alix E. Harrow, Elana Gomel, Cassandra Khaw, Usman T. Malik, Fargo Tbakhi
5.0
Confession time. I picked this because it was the first on a list that would secure me a prompt on my reading challenge. I picked a short one because the prompt wasn’t one I was looking forward to. I expected to hate it. I think it was fate.
I’ve suffered 8 miscarriages and this short story has really tapped into the pain of that but also the hope I have.
The idea of a reaper has been done before and this way reminded me a lot of Under the Whispering Door. The way reapers are described makes me think that I’d be a good candidate. I’ve experienced a lot of loss.
In the end I would always choose to be someone’s guardian. Maybe one day I’ll get that chance. Maybe one day one of my babies will have that too.
Merged review:
Confession time. I picked this because it was the first on a list that would secure me a prompt on my reading challenge. I picked a short one because the prompt wasn’t one I was looking forward to. I expected to hate it. I think it was fate.
I’ve suffered 8 miscarriages and this short story has really tapped into the pain of that but also the hope I have.
The idea of a reaper has been done before and this way reminded me a lot of Under the Whispering Door. The way reapers are described makes me think that I’d be a good candidate. I’ve experienced a lot of loss.
In the end I would always choose to be someone’s guardian. Maybe one day I’ll get that chance. Maybe one day one of my babies will have that too.
I’ve suffered 8 miscarriages and this short story has really tapped into the pain of that but also the hope I have.
The idea of a reaper has been done before and this way reminded me a lot of Under the Whispering Door. The way reapers are described makes me think that I’d be a good candidate. I’ve experienced a lot of loss.
In the end I would always choose to be someone’s guardian. Maybe one day I’ll get that chance. Maybe one day one of my babies will have that too.
Merged review:
Confession time. I picked this because it was the first on a list that would secure me a prompt on my reading challenge. I picked a short one because the prompt wasn’t one I was looking forward to. I expected to hate it. I think it was fate.
I’ve suffered 8 miscarriages and this short story has really tapped into the pain of that but also the hope I have.
The idea of a reaper has been done before and this way reminded me a lot of Under the Whispering Door. The way reapers are described makes me think that I’d be a good candidate. I’ve experienced a lot of loss.
In the end I would always choose to be someone’s guardian. Maybe one day I’ll get that chance. Maybe one day one of my babies will have that too.