Review: It's Always Good to Go Back
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 20, 2012
As much as I love the Black Jewels Saga there's something about the Ephemera novels that has always captivated me. I'm so glad Bishop went back to this world.The story here seems to be a setting for Bishop's new novel which will be a continuation of the Ephemera duology Sebastien and Belladonna but you don't have to have read those to enjoy this story. It's self contained and hardly touches on Ephemera at all. (Though the preview for her next novel at the end does)The story itself is touching and heart wrenching. True to form Bishop gives us something beautiful but painful. If you had a problem with one of the themes of the Black Jewels there is a couple instances of that sort of violence in this story (just throwing that trigger warning in there) But the main character has a strong moral compass and I adore it.Bishop has grown as a writer and this novella is a good example of it!