Crumbs A Lesbian Fairy Tale Sappho Fables Book 1 edition by Elora Bishop Literature Fiction eBooks
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Greta's never ventured beyond the refuge of the Heap. Outside, the Ragers lurk, ever hungry and hunting. But Greta and her brother, half-starved and now alone, must risk death for the dream of safety they hope to find within the metal forest. Once there, nothing is as it seems in the confines of a crumbling old candy factory, the woman who rescues them with sweet words and sweeter treats harbors a dangerous secret.
The novella CRUMBS is the lesbian retelling of the classic fairy tale, "Hansel and Gretel." It is part of the series SAPPHO'S FABLES LESBIAN FAIRY TALES.
Crumbs A Lesbian Fairy Tale Sappho Fables Book 1 edition by Elora Bishop Literature Fiction eBooks
Elora Bishop, Crumbs (Elora Bishop, 2012)A short from a series called Sappho's Fables, and if the rest of them are anything like this one I'll be digging in sooner rather than later. Cumbs is a retold version of Hansel and Gretel that takes place in a world that seems about midway between 28 Days Later... and Jonathan Maberry's Benny Imura books. Greta and her brother (want to take a stab at his name?) live with their parents in the Heap, a post-apocalyptic collective that has taken root in a defensible garbage dump outside a blasted city. Their parents see an opportunity for salvation and seize it, but are forced to leave the kids to fend for themselves (this note rings oddly wrong until about halfway through the story, when it suddenly makes sense); the beautiful dream of Heap-dwellers is the fabled safety of the city, and so the siblings make their way there, where they run into a bit of trouble and are saved by a kindly candy-maker. Or...maybe not so kindly. Greta has to figure out which side she's on, while trying to make sense of her rapidly-growing feelings for her savior.
The Jonathan Maberry comparison above--specifically to a YA series--was not casual; if you're looking for cheap-thrill erotica, this is not the place to be. One might be tempted to call it "paranormal romance", though that term brings along a lot of unnecessary (and inappropriate to this story) baggage these days, and even then, I'd say the central love story here has more innocence about it than that genre does, in general. There is much more sweating over feelings than over gymnastics. None of it, despite the post-apocalyptic setting, feels unrealistic in any way, and the resolutions to both the romance angle and the larger mystery are satisfying enough, though I ended up wishing this had been novel-length so we could have explored more of everything from the romance to the worldbuilding. There's a lot to like here, even if it's more a taste than a meal. But then, given the original story, that makes a kind of sense. *** ½
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Crumbs A Lesbian Fairy Tale Sappho Fables Book 1 edition by Elora Bishop Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews
My cheif complaint with this story is, while some backstory was given as to how the world got the way it was, some additional information would've been nice.
Overall, though, it was a good read. If you're looking for a intense lesbian scene that jumped from your favorite porno, you'll be disappointed. The emphasis here is in finding love, not sex.
Pretty good story, I enjoyed the new take on Hansel and gretel. However i had 3 overall problems with the story.
-First off the story was short, although good it felt like it could have been longer.
-Second the pace of the story was way too fast. I felt it from the first page, she kept throwing new information one after another making the story feel very rushed.
-Finally the ending was not satisfying, everything ended far too perfectly for everyone. Not a single person was left worse in the end and although that may be charming to some people it makes the story feel far too artificial for me.
Once again i enjoyed the story and would recommend it to anyone who wants a decent tale involving fairy tales or lesbians I just wish there was more; more description, more fluff, and more story.
I think of the three recent fairytales I have read in the few days this one on my favorite. It took me a little while to equate the "Ragers" with Zombies but that's exactly what they are and if Hanzel and Gretel want to live another day they need to get somewhere safe.
The question is.... When they make it to the candy factory, have they really found their safe haven or have they landed into a different type of trouble.
If you need something short and interesting to read, I would recommend this story.
Civilization has crashed. There are some humans but many Ragers, once-humans who live to kill. Han and his sister Greta flee their living place after their parents leave. They then come across a one-time bakery with two humans living there. Sabine keeps trying to get Greta t eat more and more of the sweet pies, cakes, etc.
Greta becomes suspicious and then she sees that a Rager is actually in the building but captured. The question becomes why is there and what is going to happen to Greta and her brother? It's a good story.
Although I really enjoy retold fairytales (especially those with an LGBT twist) certain elements of the dystopian world-building confused me and frustrated me. Could a character really be so uneducated and stupid as to call a distant city, "A metal forest?" And if she really is that savage, why is she aware of so many other basic concepts of civilization? The world didn't quite hang together even though the concept and the romance were interesting. The story did have some good suspenseful elements though. I'd say overall it was worth reading.
I got no complaints on this one. From start to finish this new telling of Hansel and Gretta sucked me in and kept me page turning long after I should have set it down for the night. It's such a simple, great concept that I'm smacking my head that I didn't think to write something so awesome.
Greta starts out as a fairly whiny and helpless character who grows a backbone in a very short time when she is forced to leave her home and face the ragers that threaten the world around them. When she and her brother arrive at an old candy shop in an abandoned city, the story really gets going.
The writing in this was just beautiful. I think Grimm fairy tales would be very proud to see this telling of their story, it's certainly closer to the feel it was meant to have than anything Disney would put out. Crumbs captures all the beauty of the old fairy tales as well as the darkness and fear.
I can't wait to read more by this author!
Reviewed by Samantha Boyette, Author of Morning Rising, Darkness of Morning, and Voodoo
Elora Bishop, Crumbs (Elora Bishop, 2012)
A short from a series called Sappho's Fables, and if the rest of them are anything like this one I'll be digging in sooner rather than later. Cumbs is a retold version of Hansel and Gretel that takes place in a world that seems about midway between 28 Days Later... and Jonathan Maberry's Benny Imura books. Greta and her brother (want to take a stab at his name?) live with their parents in the Heap, a post-apocalyptic collective that has taken root in a defensible garbage dump outside a blasted city. Their parents see an opportunity for salvation and seize it, but are forced to leave the kids to fend for themselves (this note rings oddly wrong until about halfway through the story, when it suddenly makes sense); the beautiful dream of Heap-dwellers is the fabled safety of the city, and so the siblings make their way there, where they run into a bit of trouble and are saved by a kindly candy-maker. Or...maybe not so kindly. Greta has to figure out which side she's on, while trying to make sense of her rapidly-growing feelings for her savior.
The Jonathan Maberry comparison above--specifically to a YA series--was not casual; if you're looking for cheap-thrill erotica, this is not the place to be. One might be tempted to call it "paranormal romance", though that term brings along a lot of unnecessary (and inappropriate to this story) baggage these days, and even then, I'd say the central love story here has more innocence about it than that genre does, in general. There is much more sweating over feelings than over gymnastics. None of it, despite the post-apocalyptic setting, feels unrealistic in any way, and the resolutions to both the romance angle and the larger mystery are satisfying enough, though I ended up wishing this had been novel-length so we could have explored more of everything from the romance to the worldbuilding. There's a lot to like here, even if it's more a taste than a meal. But then, given the original story, that makes a kind of sense. *** ½
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