Devil's Bargain by Andi MarquetteMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
A somewhat odd story about a young woman named Sarah who has undertaken a quest to recover the family gold. And who enlists the help of those she never should have been near - for relatively obvious reasons, since they do what was expected, double-cross her and 'kill' her. That's actually the start of the story - Sarah being stabbed 'to death'.
A short story set in an unnamed period of time, though it is 'obviously' the Age of Sails, so . . . 1700s?, and includes pirates, and the like. It also involves fantasy creatures. Meet, also, at the beginning - when the nearly dead Sarah is confronted by yet another pirate-y looking person, albeit a female one this time. Who offers Sarah a deal - a 'Devil's Bargain'.
Where-upon . . . well, the story is too short to tell too much more. It is an interesting historical/pirate/vampire story. There is a tinge of romance, but it is not a romance story. Certain things hint at lesbianism, but I'm not certain I can even really call it lesbian fiction. For various reasons.
I enjoyed the story, at least.
Rating: 3.89
April 7 2018
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