02-16-2026, 09:54 AM
The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow
Oh, this was a good one. I don't know where I got the recommendation but thankfully I did. Originally, I thought the author wrote these gothic sapphic stories but it was not her. Instead I got this weird fascist fairy tale time loop story that sucked me in and wouldn't let me go. There are so many different tropes mixed into this blend of the book. It's starts with a historian looking for the earliest book about the life of Una Everlasting, the foremost hero of the Empire of Dominion. The book is necessary to clear up some of the myths surrounding Una's life. The historian lives a 1000 years after Una's death in a dystopia time under a government that lives to crush their enemies. Suddenly, the historian finds himself with the real warrior Una back in her day. He gets to see first hand what her final battle was like. To quote The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, "When the legend becomes fact, print the legend"
There is much more to the story than that and it's very compelling. I had to read this book without pause until I was done.
Oh, this was a good one. I don't know where I got the recommendation but thankfully I did. Originally, I thought the author wrote these gothic sapphic stories but it was not her. Instead I got this weird fascist fairy tale time loop story that sucked me in and wouldn't let me go. There are so many different tropes mixed into this blend of the book. It's starts with a historian looking for the earliest book about the life of Una Everlasting, the foremost hero of the Empire of Dominion. The book is necessary to clear up some of the myths surrounding Una's life. The historian lives a 1000 years after Una's death in a dystopia time under a government that lives to crush their enemies. Suddenly, the historian finds himself with the real warrior Una back in her day. He gets to see first hand what her final battle was like. To quote The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, "When the legend becomes fact, print the legend"
There is much more to the story than that and it's very compelling. I had to read this book without pause until I was done.
As a matter of fact, my anger does keep me warm