[Review] The Knight and the Butcherbird by Alix E. Harrow

I always worry about short stories, because they are so hard to pull off. But this story had elegant prose; and bold, visceral imagery that was both haunting and sublime. There was solid character development, great world building, plot, and some interesting subtext regarding the creatures we become in order to survive.

In the end, this book is a celebration of change—of how beautiful and terrifying it can be, even as it is a necessary evolution. It is also a testament to love—how is has both the power to imprison us and to set us free.

This is a powerful and thought-provoking book...and astonishingly only 36 pages.

5 stars