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A review by capnlinnius
Burning Girls and Other Stories by Veronica Schanoes
4.0
I received an eARC from the publisher, via Netgalley.
Rated 4/5.
What an absolute delight this was to read. Emotionally difficult at times, which is why I had to take breaks between the stories, but wonderful nonetheless. I am a queer woman, and a feminist, and this obviously makes me biased when going into this collection of reimagined fairy tales, retellings of horrible real life events with a sprinkle of dark magical realism, stories of vengeance and justice for the women who have been wronged. The writing is both lyrical and uncomfortably graphic, in a way that is compelling; something I have seen other writers try to pull off with varying success. In a few of the stories, it got a bit overbearing, but on the whole it definitely gave another layer of just rage and hopelessness getting turned into hope, and back again. Yet I finish this collection with a feeling of resignation, something resting in the pit of my stomach, quietly resonating with the plights of the women portrayed in these stories. Definitely a read I would recommend you to pick up!
Rated 4/5.
What an absolute delight this was to read. Emotionally difficult at times, which is why I had to take breaks between the stories, but wonderful nonetheless. I am a queer woman, and a feminist, and this obviously makes me biased when going into this collection of reimagined fairy tales, retellings of horrible real life events with a sprinkle of dark magical realism, stories of vengeance and justice for the women who have been wronged. The writing is both lyrical and uncomfortably graphic, in a way that is compelling; something I have seen other writers try to pull off with varying success. In a few of the stories, it got a bit overbearing, but on the whole it definitely gave another layer of just rage and hopelessness getting turned into hope, and back again. Yet I finish this collection with a feeling of resignation, something resting in the pit of my stomach, quietly resonating with the plights of the women portrayed in these stories. Definitely a read I would recommend you to pick up!