Review: Great contributions from Rebecca Poole!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 26, 2014
I wanted to read this anthology for the purpose of reading HER by Rebecca Poole. The other stories were enjoyable, but I will focus on these two in particular in my review :) First I wanted to say the artwork by Rebecca Poole was stunning! Absolutely fabulous job and a great way to kick off this anthology! Okay, onto the story, HER, about a man who believes in the Goddess of Blood and Night. since no one else remembers this Goddess they stick up their noses at him, but he is SO devoted to his beliefs that he sacrifices much for the sake of the Goddess. It's actually a pretty powerful show of faith, and in many ways, love. It was beautiful and also kind of sad, I guess for me, to see that he put the Goddess above even his wife's needs. I suppose the reader can look at it as inspiring or heartbreaking or maybe even disturbing and creepy, but ultimately, to me, it was just a great story (and well written) that showed the truth of the way some people are and how they handle their faith. Poole captures this truth so poignantly. Read it for yourself and draw your own conclusions!