Crystalline

by May Barros

When Michelle gets a letter from the grandmother she just lost with the keys to her farm hotel and a request to protect a magic artifact, she has to choose if she'll follow in her grandmother's footsteps or make her own path.

This is book is a fantasy short story.

19 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 1, 2018

About the author

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May Barros was born 1992 in Rio de Janeiro. Bachelor in Jornalism by Uerj, is working on getting her master’s degree in Comunication. Published Caleidoscópio, short stories book, by Editora Illuminare and stories on the anthologies Contos de Fada, Anjos e Demônios, both by Illuminare, and Valquírias, by Darda Editora. Acts as editor-in-chief for Revista Avessa since 2014 and has a personal blog, Naive Heart, since 2011.

Reviews

[Hart_D (ajibooks)]

Between 3 and 4 stars. This is a pretty good short story. Although it feels like urban fantasy, I kind of saw it as a modern fairy tale, so I didn't really mind the lack of detail. There's a nice message about being true to oneself. Unfortunately, the translation really needed one more proofreading pass. But I enjoyed the story, and I'll keep an eye out for this author's work in the future.