Short Story Review: The Little Witch by M. Rickert

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Title: The Little Witch
Author: M. Rickert
Released: October 28th, 2020 (Kindle)
Trigger Warnings: None listed.
Rating: ★★★★☆
Note: This short story was initially read and finished on March 22, 2021, but was unsure how to review such a short story. Here it is now.

Description: Every Halloween, an elderly woman hands out candy to a young trick-or-treater who’s dressed as a witch each time, looking exactly the same age. With each passing year, the woman grows more attached to the little witch and her odd nature. But she is no ordinary child, and an uncanny relationship develops between the two of them that may prove dangerous and deadly.

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Short Story Review: These Deathless Bones by Cassandra Khaw

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Title: These Deathless Bones
Author: Cassandra Khaw
Released: July 26th, 2017 (Kindle)
Trigger Warnings: Animal death and torture, body horror, child death
Rating: ★★★★★
Note: This short story was initially read and finished on October 09, 2021, but was unsure how to review such a story. Here it is now.

Description: A horror tale about the Witch Bride, second wife of a King, and the discord between her and her young stepson.

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Short Story Review: Galatea by Madeline Miller

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Title: Galatea
Author: Madeline Miller
Released: August 13, 2013th (Hardcover)
Trigger Warnings: Abuse, forced abortion, imprisonment, misogyny, murder, rape, suicide
Rating: ★★★★★
Note: This short story was initially finished on December 2022, but, in solidarity with the Harper Collins Union Strike, I did not post this until now.

Description: In ancient Greece, a skilled marble sculptor has been blessed by a goddess who has given his masterpiece — the most beautiful woman the town has ever seen — the gift of life. After marrying her, he expects Galatea to please him, to be obedience and humility personified. But she has desires of her own and yearns for independence.

In a desperate bid by her obsessive husband to keep her under control, Galatea is locked away under the constant supervision of doctors and nurses. But with a daughter to rescue, she is determined to break free, whatever the cost…

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