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A review by incipientdreamer
Apex Magazine Issue 135 by Lesley Conner, Jason Sizemore
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Review for The Big Glass Box and the Boys In It by Isabel J. Kim.
3.5 stars
All you’ve got is your red heart and good intentions.
Very cute and heartwarming queer short story with a kind of predictable plot. I've read only a couple of Kim's works but every time what strikes me about her writing is the sheer creativity of the worlds she manages to create in a 20-30 page story. The uniqueness of each of her stories is remarkable to me and often more interesting to me than the plot or the characters. This short story features the faerie bargains of old but is set in a corpa setting. Where you work for the magical corporation in exchange for a wish, but working at these places turns you into one of them so you are stripped of all and any desires and wants. The romance was very cute and it made me smile. The only reason I didn't rate it higher was because of the predictability of the story. But it still works great as a short and sweet dessert of a story to snack on between books.
3.5 stars
All you’ve got is your red heart and good intentions.
Very cute and heartwarming queer short story with a kind of predictable plot. I've read only a couple of Kim's works but every time what strikes me about her writing is the sheer creativity of the worlds she manages to create in a 20-30 page story. The uniqueness of each of her stories is remarkable to me and often more interesting to me than the plot or the characters. This short story features the faerie bargains of old but is set in a corpa setting. Where you work for the magical corporation in exchange for a wish, but working at these places turns you into one of them so you are stripped of all and any desires and wants. The romance was very cute and it made me smile. The only reason I didn't rate it higher was because of the predictability of the story. But it still works great as a short and sweet dessert of a story to snack on between books.