#six deaths of the saint

[phaedraismyusername]

Do you have any book recs for someone in a reading slump? I always had a book out from the library when I was at school, but fell out of the habit and want to get back into it!

Personally when I find myself in a slump I tend to go for short books and novellas to try and avoid that mid-book slog that can happen when I'm not feeling motivated lol

Some excellent fast reads for me were

- Six Deaths of the Saint by Alix E Harrow it's only 33 pages and it is legitimately one of the best stories I've ever read lol

- This Is How You Lose The Time War by Max Gladstone and Amal El-Mohtar is less than 200 pages and has some of the most romantic language I've ever read if, like me, you live for the yearning lol

- Milk Blood Heat by Dantiel W Moniz is a collection of short stories that comes in around 200 pages and has some of my favourite contemporary lit fic stories I've ever read mostly surrounding the Black female experience in Florida. Just the range and quality of writing are just *perfect*

- The Singing Hills Cycle by Nghi Vo currently has 5 or 6 books around 120 pages each and are all excellent examples of Asian inspired high fantasy and are real love letters to storytelling in all its forms (the second one is my favourite though I love the tigers lol)

- Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells are a great choice if you like Sci-Fi, the first one All Systems Red is 150 pages and surprisingly funny and heartwarming considering the name lol. I think a couple of the books are full length novels but the first one at least definitely isn't

- or, if you're more of a horror girlie, Mapping the Interior by Stephen Graham Jones, Helpmeet by Naben Ruthnum, The Country Will Bring Us No Peace by Matthieu Simard, and Green Fuse Burning by Tiffany Morris are all dark weird little 100 page stories that I ate up in one sitting

Hopefully there's something on this list that appeals to you because slumps are so tough to be in and push through so I hope you you find something that helps soon 😩❤️

[morverenmaybewrites]

I'm about to lose it— Is this not just perfect for all of the suffering blorbos? The ones who have faced so much hardship that their skin has all but turned to iron? The ones who have fought for so long and so hard that they have forgotten what peace is like? Does this not perfectly encapsulate the moment when the reader finally reminds them that they are still human? I'm crying—

[Transcript of the highlighted part: (he) pulled you down beside him in the tall grass and touched you in that heady, secret way that transformed the brutal weapon of your body into mere flesh.]

[a-tatter-of-crows]

A playlist for the searing imagery of the silent, wild-eyed adversary from The Six Deaths of the Saint, by Alix E. Harrow.

[chalceisdone]

Six Deaths of the Saint is like fanfiction for those people who are too scared to actually go on AO3. That's it, that's how I'm recommending it to my friends. I want to see their hearts destroyed.

[twilightroses]

hot girl reads or whatever

[mpliego]

“You saw yourself as an unholy triptych, three into one, one into three: she the girl, you the Devil, I the Saint. And you understood, finally, that there had never truly been a she or a you but only a terrible, lonely I.”

Inspired by the awesome short story The Six Deaths of the Saint by Alix E. Harrow

prints available on my society6 

[beingharsh]

You saw yourself as an unholy triptych, three into one, one into three: she the girl, you the Devil, and I the Saint. And you understood, finally, that there had never truly been a she or a you but only a terrible, lonely I.

The Six Deaths of the Saint, Alix E. Harrow

[aroaessidhe]

faves of 2023: short stories & novellas

Emergent Properties

Mammoths at the Gates

Spear

The Faerie Hounds of York

Feed Them Silence

The Lies of the Ajungo 

D.I.Y.

The Collection Awakens

Untethered Sky

The Six Deaths of the Saint

Muneera and the Moon

Babylove

[avas-poltergeist]

[mirefireflies]

interview with the vampire & the six deaths of the saint

[denndrawings]

GO READ THE SIX DEATHS OF THE SAINT BY ALIX E HARROW. IT FEELS LIKE LISTENING FOR THE FIRST TIME TO AN ALBUM BY THE AMAZING DEVIL OR FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE. ITS SO GOOD SO GOOD SO GOOD. AND ITS ONLY 30 PAGES LONG BTW.

[boysofbooks]

And you found you did not mind being a devil, so long as you were his.

Alix E. Harrow, The Six Deaths of the Saint

[emmrichs]

THE SIX DEATHS OF THE SAINT by Alix E. Harrow

But you rose, as you always did, and you looked into the pool, as you always did. You saw yourself as a sickly child, and you understood once again who you were, and would be, and are now: a woman following her own footprints, a snake eating her own tail, forever.

[demure-ladys-library]

The Six Deaths of The Saint by Alix E. Harrow

If I was asked "Is it worth it?" I would definitely say yes. 5 out of 5 stars.

It is a really short story (like really) I'm talking about less than 30 pages. But despite being that short, It absolutely told the story.

I don't want to give in details since it is an absolutely short read and want other people to discover the contents themselves for the full reading experience but let me tell you this. It is gut-wrenching. I've provided inspiration pics based on my perspective about the book. I am at loss for words to say how this 30-paged story took my heart (and it still has it).

I definitely recommend this book and would love to have discussions about it.

I wish all of you a wonderful reading experience on this book

11:11pm // March 25,2024

~ Elizabeth

[bangbangwhoa]

books I’ve read in 2023 📖 no. 025

The Six Deaths of the Saint by Alix E. Barrow

“I wonder what the songs will say about the Devil now that she is covered in the blood of her own God.”

[themelodyofspring]

JOMP Book Photo Challenge

May 29, 2023 - This Month's Favourite 🩷

Apart from the full length novels, special mention to the two short stories by Alix E. Harrow and Tamsyn Muir that were mind-blowing!