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Title: Persephone

Series: Into Shadow

Author: Lev Grossman

Genre: Short Stories, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Dystopia

Date Started: January 1st, 2023

Date Finished: January 1st, 2023

Status: Finished

Rating: 1/5

Sypnosis: A teenage nobody crosses a line that will change her life forever in this short coming-of-age story by number one New York Times bestselling author Lev Grossman.

Ever since her dad disappeared five years ago, Persephone has quietly walled off the feelings she’d rather not feel. There’s no room for pain or anger when you’re just trying to get through the hell that is high school. But one day, the crush of taunts and disappointments is finally too much—and a power breaks loose inside her that she never knew was there.

Review: Ugh!

A wannabe X-Men. Call in Professor Xavier!

But it had a ton of potential to be something much more interesting. Unfortunately, the author decided to make this one a simple short story.

Don't get me wrong; short stories are great if they have the ability to wrap up something nice and sweet. These don't do it. They leave more questions than answers, which is a real pity. I could have enjoyed this book immensely if it had been a bit longer and the world-building had been fleshed out more. Even the characters seemed to be one-dimensional.

I don't think I will try any of the other short stories.