A review by maplessence
Apex Magazine Issue 105, February 2018 by Jason Sizemore
5.0
My review is for A Witch's Guide to Escape: A Practical Compendium of Portal Fantasies by Alix Harrow and Interview with Alix Harrow by Andrea Johnson only.
Enchanting
Really the only word that can be used to describe this longish short story. I entered the Witch Librarian's library - and I didn't want to leave.
Books can do magic, can create a world for the lost, bewildered and lonely. Ms Harrow understands this.
I'm excited by the depth and complexity of Ms Harrow's imagination and look forward to reading more of her work.
It's only September, but I am going to call this my best short story read of 2019.
Great interview by Andrea Johnson - which shows she also has a vivid imagination! Brief, but witty and informative. 5★
Want to change Goodreads policy on short stories? If you want to talk to staff about it here is the link. https://www.goodreads.com/about/contact_us Librarians are volunteers - we have little to no influence on Goodreads policies. On the rare occasions that Goodreads backs down, you need Librarians prepared to do the reversals and usually have active Librarians either stop doing the edits or only do their own. Just saying.
More chance of success would be to ask if the authors concerned if they would put the short stories on their own website. If the story is on their website, it would have to be unconditionally available. (readers not required to join a mailing list for example).
https://wordpress.com/view/carolshessonovel.wordpress.com
Enchanting
Really the only word that can be used to describe this longish short story. I entered the Witch Librarian's library - and I didn't want to leave.
Books can do magic, can create a world for the lost, bewildered and lonely. Ms Harrow understands this.
I'm excited by the depth and complexity of Ms Harrow's imagination and look forward to reading more of her work.
It's only September, but I am going to call this my best short story read of 2019.
Great interview by Andrea Johnson - which shows she also has a vivid imagination! Brief, but witty and informative. 5★
Want to change Goodreads policy on short stories? If you want to talk to staff about it here is the link. https://www.goodreads.com/about/contact_us Librarians are volunteers - we have little to no influence on Goodreads policies. On the rare occasions that Goodreads backs down, you need Librarians prepared to do the reversals and usually have active Librarians either stop doing the edits or only do their own. Just saying.
More chance of success would be to ask if the authors concerned if they would put the short stories on their own website. If the story is on their website, it would have to be unconditionally available. (readers not required to join a mailing list for example).
https://wordpress.com/view/carolshessonovel.wordpress.com