Review: A chilly snack, a sinister fable
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 8, 2013
(Friends, a note: $0.99 is not expensive, but you can read this for free on Tor.com. That being said, I prefer to read on my Kindle over a browser.)This is a brief, crackling fable that will make you cold, hungry, and possibly afraid of forests. I've not readSiege and Storm (Grisha Trilogy (Shadow and Bone))yet, the world into which this tale fits, but I am enticed based on the strength of this story. It is a bit more horrific than your usual fable, but brings to mind "Hansel and Gretel" (if Hansel had to join the army and leave Gretel with a sinister threat much closer to home). The creepy tension of the tale lingered days later, leading me to laud this author for her skill in creating a very atmospheric tale.