🌕 This feature was a long time coming... but so worth the wait.
It's a novella that snuck onto the scene April of this year via TOR PublishingGroup. It's the latest from author TJ Klune, and if you've read any of their other works, I'm told this will be a must read... but I've not read their other works. In fact, I've heard of them, have a title or two on my wishlist, but I've not taken the chance on one just yet. Why? Simple...lack of time, commitments, and mindset (still struggling, but I'm here), but when this one arrived in my mailbox (thank you TOR team!), something about it struck me, and I knew I had to take a chance. I'm so glad I did.
WE BURNED SO BRIGHT is one of those stories that you know the basic ending, but it's all about how it arrives, and what happens along the way. The trip that we take with Rodney and Don not only let's us slowly get to know them, but become a part of the journey as much as anything else that occurs. I was locked in from the beginning, and, while I had no idea where we were going, why we were going there, or just how close we'd come to seeing so many of the facets that make us human, there was no way I was turning away.
From new age hippies and free love to crossroads that no one should have to face alone even if the end of times IS coming, futures that while somewhat certain are anything but to histories that need baring to redeem hidden selves, there is so much poured into this short tale that you won't easily find your way out, nor will you want to.
Check it out for yourself (publisher's site)... I'd love to hear what you think!
